Amoonguna

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70200101
Total population 275
Total dwellings 64
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 267
Male 131
Female 136
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 54
Average people per household 4.3
Median weekly household income $671
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $25

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 263 98.5 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 1.5 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 267 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 131 49.1 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 136 50.9 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Amoonguna, there were 267 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 131 (or 49.1%) were male and 136 (or 50.9%) were female.

Age Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 20 7.5 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 61 23.0 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 49 18.5 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 118 44.5 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 14 5.3 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 1.1 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Amoonguna the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 68 36.2 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 12 6.4 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 9 4.8 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 17 9.0 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 82 43.6 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Amoonguna 36.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 40 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 42 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 38 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 50 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Amoonguna for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 40 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 55 33.3 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 15 9.1 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 95 57.6 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Amoonguna 33.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 39 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 23 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 36 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Amoonguna for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 39 years and in a de facto marriage was 23 years.

Education Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 4.2 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 36 37.5 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 28 29.2 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 3.1 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 3.1 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 3 3.1 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 19 19.8 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 96 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Amoonguna, 35.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.5% were attending a primary school, 29.2% were attending a secondary school and 6.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Arrernte, nec 125 47.2 1,225 2.2 1,294 0.2
Eastern Arrernte 54 20.4 515 0.9 524 0.1
Alyawarr 5 1.9 1,809 3.2 1,845 0.3
Arnhem Land and Daly River Region Languages, nec 3 1.1 14 0.0 11 0.0
Warlpiri 3 1.1 2,373 4.2 2,509 0.5
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English only spoken at home 51 19.2 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 19.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Amoonguna. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Arrernte, nec 47.2%, Eastern Arrernte 20.4%, Alyawarr 1.9%, Arnhem Land and Daly River Region Languages, nec 1.1% and Warlpiri 1.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 18 23.1 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 18 23.1 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 5.1 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 38 48.7 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 78 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 78 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Amoonguna. Of these 23.1% were employed full time, 23.1% were employed part-time and 48.7% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 34 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Amoonguna who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 34 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 233 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 671 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Amoonguna was $233 and the median weekly household income was $671.

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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
Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.3 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.8 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Amoonguna, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3, with 1.8 persons per bedroom and 1 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
Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 25 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Amoonguna, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $25 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
Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 45 84.9 9,376 78.8 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 690 5.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 5.7 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 5 9.4 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 53 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Amoonguna there were 53 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 84.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.7% were flats, unit or apartments and 9.4% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 41 77.4 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 4 7.5 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 8 15.1 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Amoonguna, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 77.4% were rented.

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