East Pilbara (S)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA53220
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,079
Male 53.6%
Female 46.4%
Median age 27
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 379
Average people per household 4.3
Median weekly household income $1,437
Median monthly mortgage repayments $416
Median weekly rent $100

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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 East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 2,005 96.4 72,920 96.0 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 46 2.2 1,433 1.9 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 28 1.3 1,623 2.1 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in East Pilbara (S), there were 2,079 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 53.6% were male and 46.4% were female.

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Age East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 27 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 208 10.0 8,409 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 382 18.5 16,962 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 338 16.3 14,074 18.5 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 432 20.9 11,452 15.1 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 296 14.3 8,860 11.7 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 216 10.4 7,894 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 138 6.7 5,136 6.8 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 60 2.9 3,192 4.2 30,952 4.8

In East Pilbara (S), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 27 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 28.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 397 26.8 11,239 22.2 105,086 24.5
Separated 58 3.9 2,212 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 48 3.2 2,587 5.1 28,796 6.7
Widowed 37 2.5 1,610 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 941 63.5 32,956 65.1 261,980 61.1

In East Pilbara (S), 26.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 254 24.0 7,947 19.2 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 262 24.8 8,309 20.1 60,051 16.0
Not married 542 51.2 25,162 60.8 228,281 60.9

In East Pilbara (S), 24.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 24.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 45 7.7 1,590 5.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 240 41.2 10,756 35.4 97,859 37.5
Secondary 183 31.4 7,314 24.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 17 2.9 1,155 3.8 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 5 0.9 1,243 4.1 15,489 5.9
Other 7 1.2 479 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 86 14.8 7,887 25.9 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Pilbara (S), 28.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.2% were attending a primary school, 31.4% were attending a secondary school and 3.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 17 1.1 2,154 4.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 36 2.4 1,880 3.7 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 30 2.0 1,436 2.8 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 172 11.6 5,480 10.8 56,625 13.2
Year 12 244 16.5 6,950 13.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 151 10.2 4,983 9.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 354 23.9 10,472 20.7 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 5 0.3 92 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 20 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 225 15.2 6,343 12.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 49 3.3 708 1.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 189 12.8 9,070 17.9 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in East Pilbara (S), 16.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Martu Wangka 504 24.4 709 0.9 720 0.1
Manyjilyjarra 279 13.5 307 0.4 310 0.0
Nyangumarta 93 4.5 214 0.3 214 0.0
Pintupi 63 3.1 60 0.1 147 0.0
Luritja 22 1.1 27 0.0 941 0.1
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English only spoken at home 902 43.5 59,629 78.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 43.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Pilbara (S). Indigenous languages spoken at home include Martu Wangka 24.4%, Manyjilyjarra 13.5%, Nyangumarta 4.5%, Pintupi 3.1% and Luritja 1.1%.

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Ancestry, top responses East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 1,187 48.4 20,368 20.4 140,480 15.8
Australian 826 33.7 45,794 45.9 399,843 45.0
English 171 7.0 14,567 14.6 152,758 17.2
Scottish 43 1.8 2,659 2.7 30,843 3.5
Irish 30 1.2 3,490 3.5 45,887 5.2

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 East Pilbara (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Pilbara (S), the most common ancestries were Australian Aboriginal 48.4%, Australian 33.7%, English 7.0%, Scottish 1.8% and Irish 1.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 442 54.0 11,109 47.1 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 156 19.1 5,385 22.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 79 9.7 1,871 7.9 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 141 17.2 5,241 22.2 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 590 40.0 24,363 48.1 190,132 44.3

There were 818 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Pilbara (S). Of these 54.0% were employed full time, 19.1% were employed part-time and 17.2% 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
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Machinery Operators and Drivers 273 39.8 2,631 14.3 16,774 9.2
Professionals 115 16.8 2,482 13.5 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 97 14.1 2,736 14.9 24,399 13.4
Labourers 63 9.2 2,440 13.3 27,814 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 44 6.4 2,831 15.4 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 35 5.1 2,247 12.2 23,174 12.7
Managers 17 2.5 1,149 6.3 12,844 7.1
Inadequately described 17 2.5 397 2.2 3,291 1.8

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Pilbara (S), the most common occupations were Machinery Operators and Drivers 39.8%, Professionals 16.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.1%, Labourers 9.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.1%, Managers 2.5% and Inadequately described 2.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Iron Ore Mining 313 47.9 1,777 9.7 1,970 1.1
Labour Supply Services 21 3.2 142 0.8 951 0.5
Catering Services 17 2.6 140 0.8 540 0.3
Local Government Administration 16 2.4 422 2.3 5,511 3.0
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 13 2.0 376 2.1 2,639 1.4

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Pilbara (S), the most common industries of employment were Iron Ore Mining 47.9%, Labour Supply Services 3.2%, Catering Services 2.6%, Local Government Administration 2.4% and Combined Primary and Secondary Education 2.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 370 -- 398 -- 441 --
Household 1,437 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Pilbara (S) was $370 and the median weekly household income was $1,437.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 889 60.3 28,306 55.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 713 48.1 15,384 30.4 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 215 14.5 6,219 12.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 177 11.9 6,249 12.3 63,303 14.8

In East Pilbara (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 60.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 48.1% provided care for children and 14.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.9% 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
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.4 -- 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 East Pilbara (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3 persons, with 1.4 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
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 100 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 416 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In East Pilbara (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $416.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 49 12.8 4,014 15.1 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 161 42.1 8,217 31.0 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 53 13.9 6,970 26.3 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 8 2.1 740 2.8 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 8 2.1 196 0.7 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 31 8.1 531 2.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 22 5.8 673 2.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 3 0.8 76 0.3 471 0.2
Other household 47 12.3 5,123 19.3 53,195 20.2

In East Pilbara (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 14.9% were a couple family with no children, 50.3% were a couple family with children and 19.6% 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
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 353 94.1 22,121 83.8 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 22 5.9 3,075 11.7 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 952 3.6 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 241 0.9 2,897 1.1

In East Pilbara (S) there were 379 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 94.1% were separate houses, 5.9% 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
East Pilbara (S) % East Pilbara (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9 2.4 2,449 9.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 10 2.7 6,725 25.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 337 90.1 15,937 60.1 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 0.8 220 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 15 4.0 1,208 4.6 10,182 3.9

In East Pilbara (S), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 2.4% were owned outright, 2.7% were owned with a mortgage and 90.1% were rented.

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