Milikapiti

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70400601
Total population 447
Total dwellings 120
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 406
Male 204
Female 202
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 97
Average people per household 4.1
Median weekly household income $700
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $40

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 406 100.0 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 406 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 204 50.2 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 202 49.8 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Milikapiti, there were 406 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 204 (or 50.2%) were male and 202 (or 49.8%) were female.

Age Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 51 12.6 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 86 21.3 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 59 14.6 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 175 43.3 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 14 3.5 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 19 4.7 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Milikapiti the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.2% 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
Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 72 26.8 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 1.5 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 1.1 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 20 7.4 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 170 63.2 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Milikapiti 26.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 3.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 38 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 43 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 32 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Milikapiti for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 38 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 17.6 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 75 28.6 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 141 53.8 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Milikapiti 17.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 28.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 38 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 39 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 37 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Milikapiti for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 38 years and in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

Education Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 5.1 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 74 63.2 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 17 14.5 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 20 17.1 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 117 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Milikapiti, 28.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 63.2% were attending a primary school, 14.5% were attending a secondary school and 2.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Tiwi 307 76.2 2,158 3.8 2,192 0.4
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English only spoken at home 96 23.8 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 23.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Milikapiti. The only other response for language at home was Tiwi 76.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 48 34.5 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 55 39.6 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 5.0 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 29 20.9 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 139 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 139 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Milikapiti. Of these 34.5% were employed full time, 39.6% were employed part-time and 20.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 44 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 34 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Milikapiti who were employed full time was 44 years and those employed part time was 34 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 239 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 700 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Milikapiti was $239 and the median weekly household income was $700.

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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
Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.1 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.6 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.4 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Milikapiti, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1, with 1.6 persons per bedroom and 0.4 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
Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 40 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Milikapiti, 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
Milikapiti % Milikapiti Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 91 96.8 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 3 3.2 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 94 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Milikapiti there were 94 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 96.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.2% 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
Milikapiti % Milikapiti 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 98 100.0 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 Milikapiti, 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.