Napranum (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 855 people in Napranum (S) of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 95.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Napranum (S) was 23 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 34.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.1% of the population.

Of people in Napranum (S) aged 15 years and over, 8.5% were married and 2.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Napranum (S) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Napranum (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 5.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 37.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Napranum (S) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Napranum (S) 31.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.9% were in primary school, 28.7% in secondary school and 3.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Napranum (S) were Australian Aboriginal 62.6%, Torres Strait Islander 29.9%, Australian 3.4%, English 1.4% and Maori 0.6%.

In Napranum (S), 100.0% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Napranum (S), 97.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Napranum (S) were Uniting Church 44.9%, Anglican 21.0%, No Religion 17.5%, Pentecostal 8.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.5%.

In Napranum (S) 20.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Aboriginal English, so described 54.1%, Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 9.8%, Kriol 3.4%, Wik Mungkan 1.5% and Tongan 0.7%.

Employment

There were 231 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Napranum (S). Of these 58.0% were employed full time, 20.3% were employed part-time and 19.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Napranum (S), 2.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 16.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 28.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Napranum (S) was 37 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Napranum (S) were Labourers 26.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 20.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.4%, Professionals 11.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.2% and Managers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Napranum (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 24.7%, Metal Ore Mining 17.0%, Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 12.6%, Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 4.9% and Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Napranum (S) was $260.

In Napranum (S), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 39.8%, Walked only 34.8%, Car, as passenger 17.7% and Bus 4.4%. On the day, 3.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Napranum (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 90.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 52.6% provided care for children and 17.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Napranum (S), 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 35.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Napranum (S), 42.3% were couple families with children, 12.8% were couple families without children and 38.3% were one parent families.

In Napranum (S) 12.2% of single parents were male and 87.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Napranum (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,916 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Napranum (S), of couple families with children, 13.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 8.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Napranum (S), 86.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Napranum (S), 73.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.9% were flats, units or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

In Napranum (S), of occupied private dwellings 7.6% had 1 bedroom, 15.7% had 2 bedrooms and 44.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 4.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Napranum (S), 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Napranum (S), of all households, 87.9% were family households, 12.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Napranum (S), 30.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Napranum (S), 32.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 12.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Napranum (S), there were 821 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 416 (or 50.7%) were male and 405 (or 49.3%) were female. The median age was 23 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Napranum (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $790.

In Napranum (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $92 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.