Amoonguna

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70100109
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 235
Male 42.6%
Female 57.4%
Median age 27
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 49
Average people per household 4.4
Median weekly household income $575
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $50

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 235 100.0 55,808 95.8 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 739 1.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,699 2.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Amoonguna, there were 235 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 42.6% were male and 57.4% were female.

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Age Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 27 -- 25 -- 23 --
0-4 years 21 8.8 5,596 9.6 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 37 15.5 11,889 20.4 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 50 21.0 11,103 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 36 15.1 9,634 16.5 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 29 12.2 7,708 13.2 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 44 18.5 6,396 11.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 15 6.3 3,715 6.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 6 2.5 2,211 3.8 30,952 4.8

In Amoonguna, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 27 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 26.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 68 38.0 15,934 39.1 105,086 24.5
Separated 11 6.1 1,475 3.6 19,112 4.5
Divorced 3 1.7 1,318 3.2 28,796 6.7
Widowed 9 5.0 2,041 5.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 88 49.2 19,989 49.0 261,980 61.1

In Amoonguna, 38.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 39 25.0 10,596 31.5 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 19 12.2 4,254 12.7 60,051 16.0
Not married 98 62.8 18,769 55.8 228,281 60.9

In Amoonguna, 25.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 5.8 1,339 6.0 16,698 6.4
Primary 24 34.8 7,755 34.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 17 24.6 4,746 21.1 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 6 8.7 470 2.1 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 501 2.2 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 285 1.3 5,047 1.9
Not stated 18 26.1 7,379 32.8 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Amoonguna, 29.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.8% were attending a primary school, 24.6% were attending a secondary school and 8.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 5 2.8 959 2.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 0 0.0 958 2.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 0 0.0 736 1.8 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 5 2.8 2,485 6.1 56,625 13.2
Year 12 10 5.6 4,164 10.2 59,949 14.0
Year 11 23 12.8 3,808 9.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 35 19.6 6,545 16.1 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 144 0.4 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 92 0.2 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 56 31.3 9,036 22.2 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 5 2.8 1,282 3.1 4,256 1.0
Not stated 35 19.6 9,692 23.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Amoonguna, 5.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 2.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 0.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

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Australian Indigenous language, top responses Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Arrernte, nec 32 13.4 760 1.3 828 0.1
Eastern Arrernte 22 9.2 381 0.7 385 0.1
Warlpiri 8 3.3 2,157 3.7 2,276 0.4
Western Arrarnta 3 1.3 416 0.7 428 0.1
Luritja 3 1.3 895 1.5 941 0.1
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English only spoken at home 52 22.2 17,680 30.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 22.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Amoonguna. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Arrernte, nec 13.4%, Eastern Arrernte 9.2%, Warlpiri 3.3%, Western Arrarnta 1.3% and Luritja 1.3%.

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Ancestry, top responses Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 205 88.7 37,479 57.1 140,480 15.8
Australian 16 6.9 14,038 21.4 399,843 45.0

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 Amoonguna (including those who did not state an ancestry).

The only responses for ancestry for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Amoonguna were Australian Aboriginal 88.7% and Australian 6.9%.

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Employment

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Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7 24.1 6,870 45.2 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 11 37.9 3,130 20.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 4 13.8 1,142 7.5 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 7 24.1 4,064 26.7 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 134 77.5 21,861 53.6 190,132 44.3

There were 29 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Amoonguna. Of these 24.1% were employed full time, 37.9% were employed part-time and 24.1% 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.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 7 33.3 2,356 21.2 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 7 33.3 1,546 13.9 23,174 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 4 19.0 1,056 9.5 24,399 13.4
Professionals 3 14.3 1,953 17.5 24,339 13.4

The only responses for occupations for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Amoonguna were Community and Personal Service Workers 33.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 33.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.0% and Professionals 14.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 12 44.4 881 7.9 5,511 3.0
State Government Administration 4 14.8 657 5.9 4,176 2.3
Other Allied Health Services 3 11.1 227 2.0 1,218 0.7

The only responses for industry of employment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Amoonguna were Local Government Administration 44.4%, State Government Administration 14.8% and Other Allied Health Services 11.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 179 -- 281 -- 441 --
Household 575 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Amoonguna was $179 and the median weekly household income was $575.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 133 76.9 25,146 61.7 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 90 51.4 17,078 41.9 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 35 20.0 6,038 14.8 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 13 7.4 4,298 10.5 63,303 14.8

In Amoonguna, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 76.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 51.4% provided care for children and 20.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

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 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.4 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Amoonguna, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.4 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom and 0.3 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 50 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Amoonguna, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $50 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 11 19.3 1,718 13.5 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 12 21.1 3,854 30.2 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 9 15.8 2,399 18.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 0 0.0 371 2.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 3 5.3 390 3.1 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 3 5.3 1,086 8.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 11 19.3 826 6.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 153 1.2 471 0.2
Other household 8 14.0 1,962 15.4 53,195 20.2

In Amoonguna, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 24.6% were a couple family with no children, 26.3% were a couple family with children and 35.1% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure
Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 48 100.0 10,018 79.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 1,307 10.3 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 1,047 8.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 280 2.2 2,897 1.1

In Amoonguna there were 49 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Amoonguna % Amoonguna Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 727 5.7 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 2,025 15.9 68,085 25.9
Rented 44 100.0 9,194 72.1 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 178 1.4 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 630 4.9 10,182 3.9

In Amoonguna, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

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