Alawa

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70300101
Total population 2,123
Total dwellings 769
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 190
Male 99
Female 90
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 64
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $1,375
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,058
Median weekly rent $250

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 165 86.8 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 12 6.3 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 13 6.8 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 190 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 99 52.4 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 90 47.6 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Alawa, there were 190 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 99 (or 52.4%) were male and 90 (or 47.6%) were female.

Age Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 22 11.6 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 42 22.1 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 34 17.9 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 77 40.5 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 8 4.2 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 7 3.7 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Alawa the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 24 18.5 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 3.1 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 9 6.9 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 4.6 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 87 66.9 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Alawa 18.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 54 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 35 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 51 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 64 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Alawa for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 23 19.7 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 20 17.1 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 74 63.2 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Alawa 19.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 54 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 37 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Alawa for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 54 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 3.9 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 22 28.9 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 17 22.4 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 9 11.8 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 7.9 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 19 25.0 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 76 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alawa, 39.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.9% were attending a primary school, 22.4% were attending a secondary school and 19.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Na-kara 3 1.6 103 0.2 103 0.0
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English only spoken at home 176 94.1 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alawa. The only other response for language at home was Na-kara 1.6%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 45 54.9 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 18 22.0 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 9 11.0 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 10 12.2 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 Alawa. Of these 54.9% were employed full time, 22.0% were employed part-time and 12.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 26 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alawa who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 26 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 517 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,375 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alawa was $517 and the median weekly household income was $1,375.

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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
Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Alawa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 2.1 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
Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,058 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Alawa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,058.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 48 75.0 9,376 78.8 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 10 15.6 690 5.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 4.7 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 4.7 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 64 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Alawa there were 64 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 75.0% were separate houses, 15.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% were flats, unit or apartments and 4.7% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alawa % Alawa Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4 6.3 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 27 42.9 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 32 50.8 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 Alawa, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.3% were owned outright, 42.9% were owned with a mortgage and 50.8% were rented.

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