Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70201204
Total population 515
Total dwellings 108
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 483
Male 227
Female 255
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 74
Average people per household 5.6
Median weekly household income $739
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $25

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 480 99.4 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 3 0.6 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 483 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 227 47.1 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 255 52.9 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra, there were 483 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 227 (or 47.1%) were male and 255 (or 52.9%) were female.

Age Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 56 11.7 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 106 22.1 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 86 18.0 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 183 38.2 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 29 6.1 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 19 4.0 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 192 60.4 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 1.3 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 8 2.5 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 114 35.8 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra 60.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 1.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 34 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 29 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 48 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 64 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 29 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 34 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 146 48.0 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 11 3.6 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 147 48.4 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra 48.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 3.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 36 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 39 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 36 years and in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

Education Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 7 4.2 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 64 38.3 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 38 22.8 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 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 58 34.7 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 167 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra, 34.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.3% were attending a primary school, 22.8% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Alyawarr 315 65.8 1,809 3.2 1,845 0.3
Anmatyerr, nec 39 8.1 920 1.6 926 0.2
Kaytetye 14 2.9 169 0.3 169 0.0
Eastern Arrernte 14 2.9 515 0.9 524 0.1
Arrernte, nec 11 2.3 1,225 2.2 1,294 0.2
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English only spoken at home 22 4.6 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 4.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Alyawarr 65.8%, Anmatyerr, nec 8.1%, Kaytetye 2.9%, Eastern Arrernte 2.9% and Arrernte, nec 2.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 13 15.9 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 40 48.8 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 8.5 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 22 26.8 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 82 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 82 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra. Of these 15.9% were employed full time, 48.8% were employed part-time and 26.8% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 39 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 168 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 739 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra was $168 and the median weekly household income was $739.

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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
Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.6 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.7 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.6, with 2.7 persons per bedroom and 1.1 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
Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 25 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra, 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
Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 66 89.2 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 8 10.8 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 74 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra there were 74 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 89.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 10.8% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra % Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra 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 71 93.4 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 5 6.6 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Utopia - Arawerr - Arlparra, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 93.4% were rented.

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