Tom Price

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50600204
Total population 3,135
Total dwellings 1,264
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 297
Male 154
Female 144
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 90
Average people per household 3.7
Median weekly household income $2,631
Median monthly mortgage repayments $9,999
Median weekly rent $37

Search QuickStats for another area

Map is loading.
Other 2011 Census products available for this area:
To view more QuickStats or Community Profiles for a different area, see Search Census data.

People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 252 84.8 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 27 9.1 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 18 6.1 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 297 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 154 51.7 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 144 48.3 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Tom Price, there were 297 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 154 (or 51.7%) were male and 144 (or 48.3%) were female.

Age Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 49 16.4 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 72 24.2 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 44 14.8 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 129 43.3 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 4 1.3 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 0 0.0 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Tom Price the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 0.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 36 19.9 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 4.4 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 6 3.3 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 2.2 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 127 70.2 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Tom Price 19.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 39 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 34 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 46 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 51 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Tom Price for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 39 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 30 19.0 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 65 41.1 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 63 39.9 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Tom Price 19.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 41.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 41 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 25 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Tom Price for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 41 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 3.2 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 41 43.2 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 18.9 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 9 9.5 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 3.2 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 3 3.2 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 18 18.9 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 95 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tom Price, 33.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.2% were attending a primary school, 18.9% were attending a secondary school and 12.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 6 2.0 95 0.1 5,150 0.9
Banyjima 6 2.0 73 0.1 80 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 260 87.2 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 87.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tom Price. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 2.0% and Banyjima 2.0%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 75 62.0 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 23 19.0 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 19 15.7 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 4 3.3 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 121 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 121 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tom Price. Of these 62.0% were employed full time, 19.0% were employed part-time and 3.3% were unemployed.

View the labour force fact sheet
Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 37 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tom Price who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 37 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 850 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 2,631 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tom Price was $850 and the median weekly household income was $2,631.

View the income fact sheet

Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.7 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Tom Price, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.9 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 37 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 9,999 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Tom Price, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $37 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $9,999.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 80 88.9 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 10 11.1 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 90 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Tom Price there were 90 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 88.9% were separate houses, 11.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tom Price % Tom Price Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 3.3 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 5 5.6 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 75 83.3 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 3.3 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 4.4 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Tom Price, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 3.3% were owned outright, 5.6% were owned with a mortgage and 83.3% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.