Papunya

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70201101
Total population 416
Total dwellings 90
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 376
Male 168
Female 207
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 49
Average people per household 5.2
Median weekly household income $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $63

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 372 98.9 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 1.1 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 376 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 168 44.8 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 207 55.2 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Papunya, there were 376 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 168 (or 44.8%) were male and 207 (or 55.2%) were female.

Age Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 41 10.9 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 76 20.3 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 78 20.8 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 148 39.5 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 12 3.2 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 20 5.3 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Papunya the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 147 55.7 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 15 5.7 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 4 1.5 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 31 11.7 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 67 25.4 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Papunya 55.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 35 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 30 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 55 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 63 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 22 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Papunya for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 35 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 85 39.5 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 9 4.2 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 121 56.3 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Papunya 39.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 4.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 39 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 26 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 26 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Papunya 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 26 years.

Education Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 42 25.1 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 6 3.6 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 3 1.8 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 116 69.5 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 167 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Papunya, 44.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.1% were attending a primary school, 3.6% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Luritja 301 80.3 1,409 2.5 1,483 0.3
Warlpiri 18 4.8 2,373 4.2 2,509 0.5
Pitjantjatjara 12 3.2 913 1.6 3,394 0.6
Arrernte, nec 3 0.8 1,225 2.2 1,294 0.2
Pintupi 3 0.8 43 0.1 135 0.0
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English only spoken at home 0 0.0 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Papunya. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Luritja 80.3%, Warlpiri 4.8%, Pitjantjatjara 3.2%, Arrernte, nec 0.8% and Pintupi 0.8%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 18 27.7 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 19 29.2 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 6 9.2 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 22 33.8 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 65 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 65 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Papunya. Of these 27.7% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 33.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 47 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Papunya who were employed full time was 47 years and those employed part time was 39 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 208 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,083 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Papunya was $208 and the median weekly household income was $1,083.

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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
Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.2 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.1 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.7 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Papunya, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.2, with 2.1 persons per bedroom and 0.7 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
Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 63 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Papunya, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $63 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
Papunya % Papunya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 49 100.0 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 0 0.0 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 49 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Papunya there were 49 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Papunya % Papunya 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 38 79.2 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 10 20.8 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Papunya, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 79.2% were rented.

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