Kulin

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50700702
Total population 4,585
Total dwellings 2,500
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 171
Male 83
Female 89
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 57
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $559
Median monthly mortgage repayments $800
Median weekly rent $140

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 157 91.8 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 7 4.1 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 4.1 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 171 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 83 48.3 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 89 51.7 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Kulin, there were 171 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 83 (or 48.3%) were male and 89 (or 51.7%) were female.

Age Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 26 15.2 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 43 25.1 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 24 14.0 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 53 31.0 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 12 7.0 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 13 7.6 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Kulin the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 22 21.8 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 6.9 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 3.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 3.0 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 66 65.3 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Kulin 21.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 56 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 29 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Kulin for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 20 23.0 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 17 19.5 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 50 57.5 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Kulin 23.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 19.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 24 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Kulin for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 45 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 12.3 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 24 36.9 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 8 12.3 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 4.6 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 22 33.8 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 65 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kulin, 38.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.9% were attending a primary school, 12.3% were attending a secondary school and 4.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 158 93.5 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kulin. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 15 32.6 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 9 19.6 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 8.7 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 18 39.1 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 46 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 46 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kulin. Of these 32.6% were employed full time, 19.6% were employed part-time and 39.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 33 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 23 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kulin who were employed full time was 33 years and those employed part time was 23 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 294 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 559 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kulin was $294 and the median weekly household income was $559.

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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
Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Kulin, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.2 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
Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 140 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 800 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Kulin, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $800.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 49 86.0 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 8.8 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 3 5.3 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 57 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Kulin there were 57 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 86.0% were separate houses, 8.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 5.3% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kulin % Kulin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9 15.8 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 8 14.0 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 33 57.9 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 7 12.3 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Kulin, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.8% were owned outright, 14.0% were owned with a mortgage and 57.9% were rented.

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