Kalkarindji

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70500202
Total population 346
Total dwellings 95
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 279
Male 130
Female 151
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 44
Average people per household 4.9
Median weekly household income $1,102
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $90

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 276 98.9 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 3 1.1 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 279 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 130 46.3 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 151 53.7 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Kalkarindji, there were 279 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 130 (or 46.3%) were male and 151 (or 53.7%) were female.

Age Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 17 6.0 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 69 24.5 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 52 18.4 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 105 37.2 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 17 6.0 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 22 7.8 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Kalkarindji the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 106 55.2 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 4.2 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 3.6 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 11 5.7 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 60 31.2 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Kalkarindji 55.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 36 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 30 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 65 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 35 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Kalkarindji 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 35 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 35.7 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 7 4.5 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 94 59.9 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Kalkarindji 35.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 4.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 36 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 25 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 36 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Kalkarindji for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 36 years and in a de facto marriage was 25 years.

Education Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 6.4 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 55 58.5 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 11 11.7 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 6 6.4 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 16 17.0 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 94 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kalkarindji, 33.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 58.5% were attending a primary school, 11.7% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Gurindji 208 74.0 517 0.9 528 0.1
Warlpiri 22 7.8 2,373 4.2 2,509 0.5
Jaru 5 1.8 11 0.0 566 0.1
Nhangu, nec 4 1.4 4 0.0 4 0.0
Pitjantjatjara 3 1.1 913 1.6 3,394 0.6
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English only spoken at home 18 6.4 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 6.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kalkarindji. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Gurindji 74.0%, Warlpiri 7.8%, Jaru 1.8%, Nhangu, nec 1.4% and Pitjantjatjara 1.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 15 21.7 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 36 52.2 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 13 18.8 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 Kalkarindji. Of these 21.7% were employed full time, 52.2% 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
Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 48 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 41 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kalkarindji who were employed full time was 48 years and those employed part time was 41 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 261 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,102 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kalkarindji was $261 and the median weekly household income was $1,102.

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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
Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.9 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.9 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.4 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Kalkarindji, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.9, with 1.9 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
Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 90 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Kalkarindji, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $90 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
Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 36 81.8 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 8 18.2 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 44 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Kalkarindji there were 44 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 81.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.2% 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
Kalkarindji % Kalkarindji 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 43 100.0 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 Kalkarindji, 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.