Numbulwar and Outstations

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70600601
Total population 687
Total dwellings 164
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 625
Male 308
Female 316
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 86
Average people per household 6
Median weekly household income $1,015
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $25

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 622 99.5 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 0.5 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 625 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 308 49.4 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 316 50.6 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Numbulwar and Outstations, there were 625 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 308 (or 49.4%) were male and 316 (or 50.6%) were female.

Age Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 52 8.3 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 148 23.7 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 125 20.0 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 244 39.0 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 30 4.8 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 26 4.2 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Numbulwar and Outstations the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 242 56.9 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 1.4 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 12 2.8 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 35 8.2 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 130 30.6 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Numbulwar and Outstations 56.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 4.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 35 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 67 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 47 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 62 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Numbulwar and Outstations for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 35 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 174 45.8 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 12 3.2 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 194 51.1 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Numbulwar and Outstations 45.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 3.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 35 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 38 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Numbulwar and Outstations for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 35 years and in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

Education Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 2.7 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 117 52.0 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 20 8.9 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 1.3 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 1.3 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 6 2.7 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 70 31.1 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 225 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Numbulwar and Outstations, 36.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 52.0% were attending a primary school, 8.9% were attending a secondary school and 3.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kriol 259 41.2 3,955 7.0 6,692 1.2
Nunggubuyu 228 36.3 236 0.4 235 0.0
Anindilyakwa 67 10.7 1,479 2.6 1,480 0.3
Marra 3 0.5 9 0.0 10 0.0
Yanyuwa 3 0.5 74 0.1 76 0.0
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English only spoken at home 21 3.3 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 3.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Numbulwar and Outstations. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Kriol 41.2%, Nunggubuyu 36.3%, Anindilyakwa 10.7%, Marra 0.5% and Yanyuwa 0.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 53 23.8 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 36 16.1 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 23 10.3 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 111 49.8 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 223 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 223 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Numbulwar and Outstations. Of these 23.8% were employed full time, 16.1% were employed part-time and 49.8% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Numbulwar and Outstations who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 40 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 218 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,015 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Numbulwar and Outstations was $218 and the median weekly household income was $1,015.

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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
Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 6 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.3 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Numbulwar and Outstations, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 6, with 2 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
Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 25 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Numbulwar and Outstations, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $25 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
Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 82 95.3 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 4 4.7 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 Numbulwar and Outstations there were 86 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% 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
Numbulwar and Outstations % Numbulwar and Outstations 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 83 95.4 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 4 4.6 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Numbulwar and Outstations, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 95.4% were rented.

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