Yuelamu

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70201601
Total population 204
Total dwellings 54
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 189
Male 90
Female 98
Median age 28
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 33
Average people per household 5.3
Median weekly household income $383
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $20

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 189 100.0 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 189 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 90 47.9 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 98 52.1 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Yuelamu, there were 189 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 90 (or 47.9%) were male and 98 (or 52.1%) were female.

Age Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 25 13.4 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 40 21.5 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 32 17.2 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 70 37.6 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 11 5.9 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 8 4.3 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 28 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Yuelamu the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 28 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 75 61.0 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 3.3 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 4.1 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 39 31.7 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Yuelamu 61.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 3.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 41 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 30 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 46 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 20 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Yuelamu for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 41 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 57 50.4 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 3 2.7 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 53 46.9 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Yuelamu 50.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 2.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 42 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 25 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Yuelamu for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 42 years and in a de facto marriage was 25 years.

Education Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 6.1 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 33 50.0 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 16 24.2 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 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 13 19.7 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 66 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Yuelamu, 34.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 50.0% were attending a primary school, 24.2% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Anmatyerr, nec 122 65.9 920 1.6 926 0.2
Warlpiri 22 11.9 2,373 4.2 2,509 0.5
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English only spoken at home 4 2.2 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 2.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Yuelamu. The only other responses for language at home were Anmatyerr, nec 65.9% and Warlpiri 11.9%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3 7.9 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 22 57.9 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 10 26.3 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 3 7.9 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 38 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 38 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yuelamu. Of these 7.9% were employed full time, 57.9% were employed part-time and 7.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 30 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 28 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Yuelamu who were employed full time was 30 years and those employed part time was 28 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 209 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 383 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Yuelamu was $209 and the median weekly household income was $383.

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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
Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.3 -- 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 Yuelamu, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.3, 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
Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 20 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Yuelamu, 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
Yuelamu % Yuelamu Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 33 100.0 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 33 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Yuelamu there were 33 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
Yuelamu % Yuelamu 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 32 100.0 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 0 0.0 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Yuelamu, 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.