Western Australia - Outback (North)

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 93,920 people in Western Australia - Outback (North). Of these 56.8% were male and 43.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 24.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Western Australia - Outback (North) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.9% of the population.

Of people in Western Australia - Outback (North) aged 15 years and over, 41.5% were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Western Australia - Outback (North), of people aged 15 years and over, 38.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Western Australia - Outback (North) 34.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.7% were in primary school, 13.5% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Western Australia - Outback (North), 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Western Australia - Outback (North) were Australian 27.5%, English 21.1%, Australian Aboriginal 9.1%, Irish 5.6% and Scottish 5.3%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Western Australia - Outback (North) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Western Australia - Outback (North), 67.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.8%, England 2.8%, Philippines 1.8%, South Africa 0.9% and India 0.8%.

In Western Australia - Outback (North), 54.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Western Australia - Outback (North), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.9%, New Zealand 5.3%, England 5.0%, Philippines 1.9% and India 1.1%.

In Western Australia - Outback (North), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.5%, New Zealand 5.3%, England 4.9%, Philippines 2.1% and India 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Western Australia - Outback (North) were No Religion, so described 32.8%, Catholic 21.8%, Not stated 17.5%, Anglican 9.4% and Christian, nfd 3.4%. In Western Australia - Outback (North), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Western Australia - Outback (North) 69.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Kriol 2.5%, Tagalog 0.9%, Filipino 0.6%, Mandarin 0.6% and Martu Wangka 0.6%.

Employment

There were 48,331 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Western Australia - Outback (North). Of these 70.7% were employed full time, 16.2% were employed part-time and 5.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Western Australia - Outback (North), 5.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 63.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Western Australia - Outback (North) included Technicians and Trades Workers 23.7%, Professionals 14.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.5%, Labourers 11.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0%, Managers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0% and Sales Workers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Western Australia - Outback (North), the most common responses for industry of employment included Iron Ore Mining 18.3%, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 3.1%, Primary Education 2.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.5% and Accommodation 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Western Australia - Outback (North) was $1,239.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Western Australia - Outback (North), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.8%, Bus 14.3%, Walked only 8.0%, Car, as passenger 7.3% and Other 3.2%. On the day, 14.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Western Australia - Outback (North), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.8% provided care for children and 6.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Western Australia - Outback (North), 22.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Western Australia - Outback (North), 48.0% were couple families with children, 34.1% were couple families without children and 15.8% were one parent families.

In Western Australia - Outback (North), 19.4% of single parents were male and 80.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Western Australia - Outback (North), of couple families with children, 29.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 20.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Western Australia - Outback (North), 74.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Western Australia - Outback (North), 79.3% were separate houses, 9.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.4% were flats or apartments and 5.1% were other dwellings.

In Western Australia - Outback (North), of occupied private dwellings 6.7% had 1 bedroom, 14.5% had 2 bedrooms and 42.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Western Australia - Outback (North), 9.3% were owned outright, 13.3% were owned with a mortgage and 72.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Western Australia - Outback (North), of all households, 72.9% were family households, 23.4% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Western Australia - Outback (North), 12.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 31.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Western Australia - Outback (North), 29.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Western Australia - Outback (North), 78.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Western Australia - Outback (North), 49.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.3% were female. The median age was 25 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Western Australia - Outback (North), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,104.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Western Australia - Outback (North), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)