Rapid Creek

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70301202
Total population 3,269
Total dwellings 1,450
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 191
Male 91
Female 100
Median age 31
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 72
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,375
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $300

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 168 88.0 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 10 5.2 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 13 6.8 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 191 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 91 47.6 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 100 52.4 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Rapid Creek, there were 191 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 91 (or 47.6%) were male and 100 (or 52.4%) were female.

Age Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 28 14.5 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 30 15.5 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 29 15.0 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 81 42.0 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 16 8.3 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 9 4.7 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 31 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Rapid Creek the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 31 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 24 18.2 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 5.3 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 15 11.4 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 2.3 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 83 62.9 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Rapid Creek 18.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 17.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 69 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 61 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 79 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 35 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Rapid Creek for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 35 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 15 15.0 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 22 22.0 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 63 63.0 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Rapid Creek 15.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 22.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 41 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 39 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Rapid Creek for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 41 years and in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5 8.8 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 18 31.6 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 14 24.6 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 7 12.3 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 13 22.8 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 57 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rapid Creek, 29.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.6% were attending a primary school, 24.6% were attending a secondary school and 12.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Gupapuyngu 4 2.1 159 0.3 159 0.0
Cape York Peninsula Languages, nec 4 2.1 4 0.0 244 0.0
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 4 2.1 68 0.1 5,150 0.9
Eastern Arrernte 3 1.6 515 0.9 524 0.1
Arrernte, nec 3 1.6 1,225 2.2 1,294 0.2
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English only spoken at home 153 79.3 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 79.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rapid Creek. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Gupapuyngu 2.1%, Cape York Peninsula Languages, nec 2.1%, Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 2.1%, Eastern Arrernte 1.6% and Arrernte, nec 1.6%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 40 58.0 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 19 27.5 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 7.2 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 5 7.2 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 69 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 69 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rapid Creek. Of these 58.0% were employed full time, 27.5% were employed part-time and 7.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 50 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rapid Creek who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 50 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 557 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,375 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rapid Creek was $557 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
Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Rapid Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.5 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
Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Rapid Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 43 60.6 9,376 78.8 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8 11.3 690 5.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 20 28.2 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 71 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Rapid Creek there were 71 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 60.6% were separate houses, 11.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 28.2% 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
Rapid Creek % Rapid Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 11.0 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 16 21.9 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 45 61.6 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 4 5.5 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Rapid Creek, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.0% were owned outright, 21.9% were owned with a mortgage and 61.6% were rented.

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