Pirlangimpi

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70400602
Total population 373
Total dwellings 114
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 331
Male 156
Female 173
Median age 31
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 89
Average people per household 3.7
Median weekly household income $654
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $38

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 326 98.5 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 5 1.5 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 331 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 156 47.4 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 173 52.6 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Pirlangimpi, there were 331 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 156 (or 47.4%) were male and 173 (or 52.6%) were female.

Age Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 32 9.7 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 64 19.3 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 41 12.4 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 161 48.6 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 22 6.6 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 11 3.3 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 31 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Pirlangimpi the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 31 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 28.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 92 38.7 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 1.7 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 4 1.7 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 10 4.2 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 128 53.8 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Pirlangimpi 38.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 3.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 38 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 29 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 49 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 63 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 36 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Pirlangimpi 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 36 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 21.1 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 63 27.6 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 117 51.3 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Pirlangimpi 21.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 27.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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

In Pirlangimpi 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 38 years.

Education Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 7 7.6 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 52 56.5 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 19.6 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 4.3 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 4.3 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 7 7.6 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 92 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pirlangimpi, 27.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 56.5% were attending a primary school, 19.6% were attending a secondary school and 7.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Tiwi 263 78.7 2,158 3.8 2,192 0.4
Warlpiri 3 0.9 2,373 4.2 2,509 0.5
Kriol 3 0.9 3,955 7.0 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 52 15.6 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 15.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pirlangimpi. The only other responses for language at home were Tiwi 78.7%, Warlpiri 0.9% and Kriol 0.9%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 60 47.6 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 43 34.1 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 10 7.9 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 13 10.3 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 126 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 126 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pirlangimpi. Of these 47.6% were employed full time, 34.1% were employed part-time and 10.3% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pirlangimpi who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 43 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 249 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 654 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pirlangimpi was $249 and the median weekly household income was $654.

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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
Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.7 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.7 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.3 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Pirlangimpi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7, with 1.7 persons per bedroom and 0.3 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
Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 38 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Pirlangimpi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $38 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
Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 71 82.6 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 15 17.4 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 86 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Pirlangimpi there were 86 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 82.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 17.4% 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
Pirlangimpi % Pirlangimpi 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 86 96.6 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 3.4 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Pirlangimpi, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 96.6% were rented.

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