Papulankutja (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 187 people in Papulankutja (L) of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 88.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Papulankutja (L) was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 1.6% of the population.

Of people in Papulankutja (L) aged 15 years and over, 51.5% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Papulankutja (L) was 34 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Papulankutja (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Papulankutja (L) was 33 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Papulankutja (L) 25.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 68.9% were in primary school, 17.8% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Papulankutja (L) were Australian Aboriginal 82.7%, English 5.6%, Australian 4.1%, Irish 3.1% and Scottish 1.5%.

In Papulankutja (L), 97.9% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Papulankutja (L), 94.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Papulankutja (L) were Churches of Christ 39.7%, Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 26.5%, Uniting Church 12.7%, No Religion 7.4% and Christian, nfd 4.2%.

In Papulankutja (L) 13.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Ngaanyatjarra 64.9%, Pitjantjatjara 9.4%, Wangkatha 3.7%, Yankunytjatjara 2.1% and Walmajarri 1.6%.

Employment

There were 68 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Papulankutja (L). Of these 39.7% were employed full time, 42.6% were employed part-time and 13.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Papulankutja (L), 45.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 24.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Papulankutja (L) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 29 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Papulankutja (L) were Labourers 39.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 22.0%, Professionals 11.9%, Managers 6.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.1%.

Of the employed people in Papulankutja (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 56.1%, School Education 10.5%, Waste Collection Services 7.0%, Exploration 5.3% and Public Order and Safety Services 5.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Papulankutja (L) was $265.

In Papulankutja (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 69.5%, Car, as driver 13.6% and Car, as passenger 6.8%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 19.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Papulankutja (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 82.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.4% provided care for children and 23.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.8% 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 Papulankutja (L), 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Papulankutja (L), 50.0% were couple families with children, 20.8% were couple families without children and 29.2% were one parent families.

In Papulankutja (L) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Papulankutja (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $966 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Papulankutja (L), of couple families with children, 9.1% had both partners employed full-time, 15.2% had both employed part-time and 9.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Papulankutja (L), 73.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Papulankutja (L), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Papulankutja (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 19.0% had 2 bedrooms and 31.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 4.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Papulankutja (L), 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 93.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Papulankutja (L), of all households, 80.5% were family households, 19.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Papulankutja (L), 24.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Papulankutja (L), 17.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 22.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Papulankutja (L), there were 163 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 78 (or 47.9%) were male and 85 (or 52.1%) were female. The median age was 27 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 Papulankutja (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.7, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $788.

In Papulankutja (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $21 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.