Wanguri

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70301103
Total population 1,778
Total dwellings 642
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 157
Male 76
Female 81
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 53
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $1,270
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,590
Median weekly rent $315

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 138 87.9 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 5 3.2 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 14 8.9 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 157 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 76 48.4 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 81 51.6 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Wanguri, there were 157 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 76 (or 48.4%) were male and 81 (or 51.6%) were female.

Age Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 7 4.4 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 56 35.2 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 29 18.2 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 50 31.4 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 7 4.4 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 10 6.3 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Wanguri the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 21 22.8 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 3.3 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 8.7 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 3.3 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 57 62.0 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Wanguri 22.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 46 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 44 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 73 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Wanguri for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 19 23.8 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 0 0.0 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 61 76.2 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Wanguri 23.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 0.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 0 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 26 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Wanguri for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 0 years.

Education Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 3.7 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 26 31.7 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 33 40.2 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 4 4.9 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 16 19.5 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 82 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wanguri, 53.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.7% were attending a primary school, 40.2% were attending a secondary school and 3.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Tiwi 3 1.9 2,158 3.8 2,192 0.4
Kunwinjku 3 1.9 1,632 2.9 1,632 0.3
Kriol 3 1.9 3,955 7.0 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 133 83.6 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 83.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wanguri. The only other responses for language at home were Tiwi 1.9%, Kunwinjku 1.9% and Kriol 1.9%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 36 69.2 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 10 19.2 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 5.8 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 3 5.8 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 52 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 52 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wanguri. Of these 69.2% were employed full time, 19.2% were employed part-time and 5.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 18 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wanguri who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 18 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 722 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,270 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wanguri was $722 and the median weekly household income was $1,270.

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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
Wanguri % Wanguri 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 1.3 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Wanguri, 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 1.3 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
Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 315 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,590 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Wanguri, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $315 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,590.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 41 78.8 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 11 21.2 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 52 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Wanguri there were 52 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 78.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.2% 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
Wanguri % Wanguri Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5 9.4 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 14 26.4 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 34 64.2 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 0 0.0 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Wanguri, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.4% were owned outright, 26.4% were owned with a mortgage and 64.2% were rented.

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