Exmouth

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Area code 511021277
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 297
Male 57.2%
Female 42.8%
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 99
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,156
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,250
Median weekly rent $63

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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 Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 294 99.0 72,920 96.0 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 3 1.0 1,433 1.9 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,623 2.1 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Exmouth, there were 297 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 57.2% were male and 42.8% were female.

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Age Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 33 11.3 8,409 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 63 21.6 16,962 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 60 20.6 14,074 18.5 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 34 11.7 11,452 15.1 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 25 8.6 8,860 11.7 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 37 12.7 7,894 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 22 7.6 5,136 6.8 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 17 5.8 3,192 4.2 30,952 4.8

In Exmouth, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 48 25.1 11,239 22.2 105,086 24.5
Separated 9 4.7 2,212 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 6 3.1 2,587 5.1 28,796 6.7
Widowed 4 2.1 1,610 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 124 64.9 32,956 65.1 261,980 61.1

In Exmouth, 25.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 37 22.2 7,947 19.2 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 25 15.0 8,309 20.1 60,051 16.0
Not married 105 62.9 25,162 60.8 228,281 60.9

In Exmouth, 22.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 13 12.1 1,590 5.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 36 33.6 10,756 35.4 97,859 37.5
Secondary 28 26.2 7,314 24.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 1,155 3.8 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 1,243 4.1 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 479 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 30 28.0 7,887 25.9 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Exmouth, 35.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.6% were attending a primary school, 26.2% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3 1.7 2,154 4.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 8 4.4 1,880 3.7 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 4 2.2 1,436 2.8 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 19 10.6 5,480 10.8 56,625 13.2
Year 12 19 10.6 6,950 13.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 32 17.8 4,983 9.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 39 21.7 10,472 20.7 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 92 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 20 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 24 13.3 6,343 12.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 708 1.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 31 17.2 9,070 17.9 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Exmouth, 10.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Wajarri 12 4.1 101 0.1 134 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 265 89.5 59,629 78.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 89.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Exmouth. The only other response for language at home was Wajarri 4.1%.

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Ancestry, top responses Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 130 37.1 20,368 20.4 140,480 15.8
Australian 127 36.3 45,794 45.9 399,843 45.0
English 43 12.3 14,567 14.6 152,758 17.2
Scottish 8 2.3 2,659 2.7 30,843 3.5
Malay 8 2.3 204 0.2 852 0.1

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

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Exmouth, the most common ancestries were Australian Aboriginal 37.1%, Australian 36.3%, English 12.3%, Scottish 2.3% and Malay 2.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 43 52.4 11,109 47.1 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 20 24.4 5,385 22.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 3 3.7 1,871 7.9 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 16 19.5 5,241 22.2 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 90 48.9 24,363 48.1 190,132 44.3

There were 82 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Exmouth. Of these 52.4% were employed full time, 24.4% were employed part-time and 19.5% 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.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 20 29.4 2,831 15.4 30,991 17.0
Labourers 11 16.2 2,440 13.3 27,814 15.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 10 14.7 2,736 14.9 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 9 13.2 2,631 14.3 16,774 9.2
Managers 8 11.8 1,149 6.3 12,844 7.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers 4 5.9 2,247 12.2 23,174 12.7
Professionals 3 4.4 2,482 13.5 24,339 13.4
Sales Workers 3 4.4 1,139 6.2 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Exmouth, the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 29.4%, Labourers 16.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.2%, Managers 11.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.9%, Professionals 4.4% and Sales Workers 4.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 10 17.5 116 0.6 175 0.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8 14.0 454 2.5 5,555 3.1
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3 5.3 100 0.5 720 0.4
Accommodation 3 5.3 197 1.1 2,427 1.3
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 3 5.3 101 0.6 1,627 0.9

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Exmouth, the most common industries of employment were Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 17.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 14.0%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 5.3%, Accommodation 5.3% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 5.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 461 -- 398 -- 441 --
Household 1,156 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Exmouth was $461 and the median weekly household income was $1,156.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 130 67.4 28,306 55.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 70 36.8 15,384 30.4 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 15 7.9 6,219 12.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 40 21.1 6,249 12.3 63,303 14.8

In Exmouth, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 67.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.8% provided care for children and 7.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.1% 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
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.7 -- 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 Exmouth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.2 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
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 63 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,250 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Exmouth, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $63 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,250.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 19 18.6 4,014 15.1 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 32 31.4 8,217 31.0 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 18 17.6 6,970 26.3 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 3 2.9 740 2.8 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 196 0.7 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 531 2.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 5 4.9 673 2.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 76 0.3 471 0.2
Other household 25 24.5 5,123 19.3 53,195 20.2

In Exmouth, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 18.6% were a couple family with no children, 31.4% were a couple family with children and 22.5% 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
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 93 93.9 22,121 83.8 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 3.0 3,075 11.7 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 952 3.6 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 3 3.0 241 0.9 2,897 1.1

In Exmouth there were 99 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 93.9% were separate houses, 3.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Exmouth % Exmouth Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13 13.3 2,449 9.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 8 8.2 6,725 25.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 72 73.5 15,937 60.1 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 220 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 5 5.1 1,208 4.6 10,182 3.9

In Exmouth, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 13.3% were owned outright, 8.2% were owned with a mortgage and 73.5% were rented.

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