Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte)

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70200102
Total population 555
Total dwellings 148
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 502
Male 255
Female 247
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 97
Average people per household 4.8
Median weekly household income $724
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $20

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 502 100.0 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 0 0.0 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 502 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 255 50.8 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 247 49.2 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte), there were 502 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 255 (or 50.8%) were male and 247 (or 49.2%) were female.

Age Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 52 10.4 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 129 25.8 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 81 16.2 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 200 40.0 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 24 4.8 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 14 2.8 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 110 34.3 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 16 5.0 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 2.5 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 12 3.7 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 175 54.5 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) 34.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 32 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 39 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 55 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 56 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 32 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 65 21.3 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 70 23.0 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 170 55.7 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) 21.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 23.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 32 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 32 years and in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 4.8 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 83 43.9 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 23 12.2 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 12 6.3 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 62 32.8 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 189 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte), 38.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.9% were attending a primary school, 12.2% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Eastern Arrernte 177 35.4 515 0.9 524 0.1
Arrernte, nec 159 31.8 1,225 2.2 1,294 0.2
Warlpiri 10 2.0 2,373 4.2 2,509 0.5
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English only spoken at home 5 1.0 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 1.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte). The only other responses for language at home were Eastern Arrernte 35.4%, Arrernte, nec 31.8% and Warlpiri 2.0%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 30 25.2 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 60 50.4 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 18 15.1 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 11 9.2 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 119 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 119 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte). Of these 25.2% were employed full time, 50.4% were employed part-time and 9.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 36 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 36 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 244 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 724 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) was $244 and the median weekly household income was $724.

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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
Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.8 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.1 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.4 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.8, with 2.1 persons per bedroom and 0.4 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
Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 20 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $20 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
Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 93 95.9 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 4 4.1 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 97 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) there were 97 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% 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
Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) % Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) 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 68 71.6 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 27 28.4 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 71.6% were rented.

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