Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa)

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70400104
Total population 377
Total dwellings 66
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 343
Male 161
Female 182
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 43
Average people per household 6.8
Median weekly household income $1,036
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $40

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 343 100.0 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 343 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 161 46.9 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 182 53.1 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa), there were 343 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 161 (or 46.9%) were male and 182 (or 53.1%) were female.

Age Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 61 17.9 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 82 24.1 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 67 19.7 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 119 35.0 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 5 1.5 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 1.8 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 144 69.9 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 1.9 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 4 1.9 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 2.4 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 49 23.8 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) 69.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 2.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 33 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 34 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 42 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 54 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 19 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 33 years and the median age of people never married was 19 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 113 60.1 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 8 4.3 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 67 35.6 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) 60.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 4.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 32 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 31 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 21 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 32 years and in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

Education Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 11 9.6 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 53 46.5 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 42 36.8 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 8 7.0 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 114 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa), 32.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 46.5% were attending a primary school, 36.8% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Murrinh Patha 327 96.2 2,366 4.2 2,410 0.4
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 4 1.2 168 0.3 562 0.1
Kriol 3 0.9 3,955 7.0 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 3 0.9 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 0.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa). The only other responses for language at home were Murrinh Patha 96.2%, Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 1.2% and Kriol 0.9%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 32 33.0 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 26 26.8 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 39 40.2 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 97 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 97 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa). Of these 33.0% were employed full time, 26.8% were employed part-time and 40.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 29 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 33 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) who were employed full time was 29 years and those employed part time was 33 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 212 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,036 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) was $212 and the median weekly household income was $1,036.

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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
Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 6.8 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.4 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.2 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 6.8, with 2.4 persons per bedroom and 0.2 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
Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 40 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $40 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
Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 42 100.0 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 42 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) there were 42 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
Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) % Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) 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 41 100.0 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 Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa), 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.