Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu)

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70400604
Total population 1,528
Total dwellings 352
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,349
Male 655
Female 695
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 253
Average people per household 4.7
Median weekly household income $724
Median monthly mortgage repayments $705
Median weekly rent $40

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,316 97.6 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 11 0.8 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 22 1.6 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 1,349 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 655 48.5 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 695 51.5 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu), there were 1,349 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 655 (or 48.5%) were male and 695 (or 51.5%) were female.

Age Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 109 8.1 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 297 22.0 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 266 19.7 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 570 42.3 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 78 5.8 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 29 2.1 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 381 40.2 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 18 1.9 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 0.8 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 55 5.8 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 485 51.2 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) 40.2% 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
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 36 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 52 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 53 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 36 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 323 37.0 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 127 14.5 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 423 48.5 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) 37.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 39 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 39 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 2.9 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 210 44.0 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 142 29.8 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 14 2.9 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 11 2.3 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 20 4.2 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 66 13.8 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 477 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu), 35.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.0% were attending a primary school, 29.8% were attending a secondary school and 5.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Tiwi 1,266 93.8 2,158 3.8 2,192 0.4
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 8 0.6 17 0.0 963 0.2
Ngan'gikurunggurr 4 0.3 98 0.2 98 0.0
Murrinh Patha 3 0.2 2,366 4.2 2,410 0.4
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English only spoken at home 32 2.4 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 2.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu). The only other responses for language at home were Tiwi 93.8%, Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 0.6%, Ngan'gikurunggurr 0.3% and Murrinh Patha 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 114 40.3 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 105 37.1 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 43 15.2 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 21 7.4 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 283 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 283 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu). Of these 40.3% were employed full time, 37.1% were employed part-time and 7.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 40 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 40 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 227 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 724 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) was $227 and the median weekly household income was $724.

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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
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.7 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.7 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.2 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.7, with 1.7 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
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 40 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 705 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $40 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $705.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 226 90.0 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 25 10.0 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 251 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) there were 251 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.0% 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
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) % Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 1.2 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 7 2.8 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 236 93.3 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.2 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 1.6 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 1.2% were owned outright, 2.8% were owned with a mortgage and 93.3% were rented.

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