West Arnhem (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 6,232 people in West Arnhem (S) of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 75.3% of the population.

The median age of people in West Arnhem (S) was 26 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 2.5% of the population.

Of people in West Arnhem (S) aged 15 years and over, 52.0% were married and 8.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Arnhem (S) was 37 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In West Arnhem (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 42.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Arnhem (S) was 38 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In West Arnhem (S) 33.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.1% were in primary school, 20.1% in secondary school and 6.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Arnhem (S) were Australian Aboriginal 65.7%, Australian 9.5%, English 7.2%, Irish 2.8% and Scottish 2.2%.

In West Arnhem (S), 92.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 0.7%, England 0.4%, Papua New Guinea 0.4%, Philippines 0.3% and United States of America 0.2%.

In West Arnhem (S), 90.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Arnhem (S) were Uniting Church 30.1%, Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 14.7%, No Religion 14.5%, Anglican 11.6% and Catholic 8.5%.

In West Arnhem (S) 23.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Kunwinjku 25.5%, Burarra 13.4%, Maung 5.7%, Ndjebbana (Gunavidji) 5.3% and Iwaidja 2.1%.

Employment

There were 2,478 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Arnhem (S). Of these 53.1% were employed full time, 24.2% were employed part-time and 13.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in West Arnhem (S), 6.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Arnhem (S) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in West Arnhem (S) included Labourers 24.1%, Professionals 21.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.4%, Managers 9.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.2% and Sales Workers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in West Arnhem (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 16.0%, Local Government Administration 12.3%, Metal Ore Mining 10.8%, School Education 6.5% and Accommodation 5.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Arnhem (S) was $325.

In West Arnhem (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 39.7%, Car, as driver 24.0%, Car, as passenger 13.2%, Bus 4.6% and Bicycle 2.3%. On the day, 4.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 38.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Arnhem (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 58.1% provided care for children and 17.6% 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 West Arnhem (S), 33.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Arnhem (S), 53.2% were couple families with children, 21.2% were couple families without children and 23.7% were one parent families.

In West Arnhem (S) 23.6% of single parents were male and 76.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In West Arnhem (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,700 and those without children was $2,241.

Employment status of couple families

In West Arnhem (S), of couple families with children, 18.9% had both partners employed full-time, 8.2% had both employed part-time and 9.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In West Arnhem (S), 76.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Arnhem (S), 81.3% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.6% were flats, units or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

In West Arnhem (S), of occupied private dwellings 10.5% had 1 bedroom, 18.7% had 2 bedrooms and 50.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 4.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Arnhem (S), 2.2% were owned outright, 0.5% were owned with a mortgage and 92.1% were rented.

Household composition

In West Arnhem (S), of all households, 79.3% were family households, 19.1% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In West Arnhem (S), 7.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 15.2% 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 West Arnhem (S), 34.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 18.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Arnhem (S), there were 4,695 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 2,378 (or 50.6%) were male and 2,317 (or 49.4%) were female. The median age was 22 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 West Arnhem (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.9, with 2.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,470.

In West Arnhem (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $75 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $108.