Mutitjulu - Uluru

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70200902
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 399
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 133
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,111
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $98

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

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

People Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 360 90.2 55,808 95.8 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 24 6.0 739 1.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 15 3.8 1,699 2.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Mutitjulu - Uluru, there were 399 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female.

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Age Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 25 -- 25 -- 23 --
0-4 years 19 4.7 5,596 9.6 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 29 7.2 11,889 20.4 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 142 35.1 11,103 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 81 20.0 9,634 16.5 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 47 11.6 7,708 13.2 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 43 10.6 6,396 11.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 20 5.0 3,715 6.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 23 5.7 2,211 3.8 30,952 4.8

In Mutitjulu - Uluru, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 12.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 109 30.9 15,934 39.1 105,086 24.5
Separated 13 3.7 1,475 3.6 19,112 4.5
Divorced 8 2.3 1,318 3.2 28,796 6.7
Widowed 12 3.4 2,041 5.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 211 59.8 19,989 49.0 261,980 61.1

In Mutitjulu - Uluru, 30.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 5.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 60 24.4 10,596 31.5 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 17 6.9 4,254 12.7 60,051 16.0
Not married 169 68.7 18,769 55.8 228,281 60.9

In Mutitjulu - Uluru, 24.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 6.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 5.4 1,339 6.0 16,698 6.4
Primary 21 18.8 7,755 34.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 16 14.3 4,746 21.1 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 11 9.8 470 2.1 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 10 8.9 501 2.2 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 285 1.3 5,047 1.9
Not stated 48 42.9 7,379 32.8 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mutitjulu - Uluru, 27.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.8% were attending a primary school, 14.3% were attending a secondary school and 18.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3 0.9 959 2.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 13 3.7 958 2.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 9 2.6 736 1.8 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 45 12.9 2,485 6.1 56,625 13.2
Year 12 61 17.5 4,164 10.2 59,949 14.0
Year 11 14 4.0 3,808 9.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 51 14.6 6,545 16.1 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 5 1.4 144 0.4 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 92 0.2 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 43 12.3 9,036 22.2 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 19 5.4 1,282 3.1 4,256 1.0
Not stated 82 23.5 9,692 23.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Mutitjulu - Uluru, 17.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pitjantjatjara 171 43.3 841 1.4 3,054 0.5
Arrernte, nec 9 2.3 760 1.3 828 0.1
Luritja 9 2.3 895 1.5 941 0.1
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 0.8 52 0.1 6,000 0.9
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English only spoken at home 155 38.7 17,680 30.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 38.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mutitjulu - Uluru. The only other responses for language at home were Pitjantjatjara 43.3%, Arrernte, nec 2.3%, Luritja 2.3% and Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.8%.

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Ancestry, top responses Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 205 43.4 37,479 57.1 140,480 15.8
Australian 139 29.4 14,038 21.4 399,843 45.0
English 36 7.6 3,760 5.7 152,758 17.2
Irish 13 2.8 1,284 2.0 45,887 5.2
Torres Strait Islander 12 2.5 365 0.6 14,948 1.7

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 Mutitjulu - Uluru (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mutitjulu - Uluru, the most common ancestries were Australian Aboriginal 43.4%, Australian 29.4%, English 7.6%, Irish 2.8% and Torres Strait Islander 2.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 144 67.6 6,870 45.2 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 34 16.0 3,130 20.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 12 5.6 1,142 7.5 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 23 10.8 4,064 26.7 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 92 25.9 21,861 53.6 190,132 44.3

There were 213 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mutitjulu - Uluru. Of these 67.6% were employed full time, 16.0% were employed part-time and 10.8% 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.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 60 32.6 2,356 21.2 30,991 17.0
Labourers 54 29.3 1,546 13.9 27,814 15.3
Sales Workers 17 9.2 622 5.6 15,791 8.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 16 8.7 1,056 9.5 24,399 13.4
Professionals 15 8.2 1,953 17.5 24,339 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 13 7.1 1,546 13.9 23,174 12.7
Managers 3 1.6 647 5.8 12,844 7.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3 1.6 679 6.1 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mutitjulu - Uluru, the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 32.6%, Labourers 29.3%, Sales Workers 9.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.7%, Professionals 8.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.1%, Managers 1.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Accommodation 93 47.4 216 1.9 2,427 1.3
Cafes and Restaurants 9 4.6 44 0.4 2,888 1.6
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 8 4.1 77 0.7 2,607 1.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5 2.6 413 3.7 5,555 3.1
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 5 2.6 30 0.3 1,627 0.9

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mutitjulu - Uluru, the most common industries of employment were Accommodation 47.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.6%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 559 -- 281 -- 441 --
Household 1,111 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mutitjulu - Uluru was $559 and the median weekly household income was $1,111.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 185 52.6 25,146 61.7 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 85 24.1 17,078 41.9 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 35 9.9 6,038 14.8 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 59 16.8 4,298 10.5 63,303 14.8

In Mutitjulu - Uluru, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 52.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.1% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

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
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5 -- 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 Mutitjulu - Uluru, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 0.5 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
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 98 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Mutitjulu - Uluru, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $98 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
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 16 12.2 1,718 13.5 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 15 11.5 3,854 30.2 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 8 6.1 2,399 18.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 3 2.3 371 2.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 390 3.1 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 3 2.3 1,086 8.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 3 2.3 826 6.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 153 1.2 471 0.2
Other household 83 63.4 1,962 15.4 53,195 20.2

In Mutitjulu - Uluru, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 12.2% were a couple family with no children, 13.7% were a couple family with children and 8.4% 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 structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 42 30.4 10,018 79.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 14 10.1 1,307 10.3 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 71 51.4 1,047 8.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 11 8.0 280 2.2 2,897 1.1

In Mutitjulu - Uluru there were 133 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 30.4% were separate houses, 10.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 51.4% were flats or apartments and 8.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mutitjulu - Uluru % Mutitjulu - Uluru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 2.2 727 5.7 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 2,025 15.9 68,085 25.9
Rented 122 90.4 9,194 72.1 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 6 4.4 178 1.4 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 3.0 630 4.9 10,182 3.9

In Mutitjulu - Uluru, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 2.2% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 90.4% were rented.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.