Pingelly

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50700703
Total population 1,163
Total dwellings 605
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 131
Male 70
Female 63
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 46
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $640
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,137
Median weekly rent $150

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 131 100.0 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 131 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 70 52.6 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 63 47.4 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Pingelly, there were 131 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 70 (or 52.6%) were male and 63 (or 47.4%) were female.

Age Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 15 11.0 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 29 21.3 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 27 19.9 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 47 34.6 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 15 11.0 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 2.2 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Pingelly the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 20 22.0 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 8.8 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 4.4 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 59 64.8 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Pingelly 22.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 44 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 50 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 69 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Pingelly for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 19 22.9 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 16 19.3 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 48 57.8 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Pingelly 22.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 19.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 41 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 39 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Pingelly for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 44 years and in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

Education Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 9.3 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 6 14.0 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 10 23.3 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 7.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 20 46.5 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 43 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pingelly, 31.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 14.0% were attending a primary school, 23.3% were attending a secondary school and 7.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Nyungar 4 3.0 322 0.5 341 0.1
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English only spoken at home 130 97.0 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pingelly. The only other response for language at home was Nyungar 3.0%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 11 25.6 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 15 34.9 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 17 39.5 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 43 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 43 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pingelly. Of these 25.6% were employed full time, 34.9% were employed part-time and 39.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 52 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 26 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pingelly who were employed full time was 52 years and those employed part time was 26 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 292 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 640 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pingelly was $292 and the median weekly household income was $640.

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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
Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Pingelly, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 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
Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,137 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Pingelly, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,137.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 43 93.5 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 6.5 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 46 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Pingelly there were 46 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 93.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.5% 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
Pingelly % Pingelly Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 6.2 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 13 27.1 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 29 60.4 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 3 6.2 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Pingelly, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.2% were owned outright, 27.1% were owned with a mortgage and 60.4% were rented.

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