Mowanjum

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50800103
Total population 308
Total dwellings 48
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 295
Male 134
Female 160
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 48
Average people per household 5.4
Median weekly household income $733
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $70

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 289 98.0 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 6 2.0 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 295 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 134 45.6 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 160 54.4 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Mowanjum, there were 295 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 134 (or 45.6%) were male and 160 (or 54.4%) were female.

Age Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 39 13.3 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 57 19.5 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 71 24.2 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 104 35.5 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 16 5.5 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 2.0 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Mowanjum the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 10 5.0 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 1.5 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 1.5 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 1.5 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 183 90.6 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Mowanjum 5.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 3.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 27 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Mowanjum for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 16 9.6 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 47 28.3 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 103 62.0 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Mowanjum 9.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 28.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 41 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 26 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Mowanjum 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 Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 7.6 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 43 54.4 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 10 12.7 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 3.8 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 17 21.5 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 79 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mowanjum, 26.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 54.4% were attending a primary school, 12.7% were attending a secondary school and 3.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Ngarinyin 5 1.7 37 0.1 39 0.0
Kriol 4 1.4 1,936 2.8 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 276 94.5 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mowanjum. The only other responses for language at home were Ngarinyin 1.7% and Kriol 1.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 18 18.8 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 50 52.1 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 17 17.7 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 11 11.5 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 96 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 96 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mowanjum. Of these 18.8% were employed full time, 52.1% were employed part-time and 11.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 28 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mowanjum who were employed full time was 28 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 261 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 733 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mowanjum was $261 and the median weekly household income was $733.

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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
Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.4 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.8 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Mowanjum, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.4, with 1.8 persons per bedroom and 0.8 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
Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 70 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Mowanjum, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $70 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 44 91.7 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 4 8.3 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 48 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Mowanjum there were 48 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 91.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.3% 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
Mowanjum % Mowanjum Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 44 100.0 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 0 0.0 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Mowanjum, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

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