Warumungu

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 157 people in Warumungu. Of these 56.1% were male and 43.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 69.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Warumungu was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.7% of the population.

Of people in Warumungu aged 15 years and over, 52.9% were married and 8.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Warumungu, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Warumungu 33.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.5% were in primary school, 9.4% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Warumungu, 9.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Warumungu were Australian Aboriginal 62.2%, Australian 8.3%, English 5.8%, Irish 2.6% and Chinese 1.9%.

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

In Warumungu, 88.6% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Warumungu, 75.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Warumungu, the only stated response for country of birth of male parents was Australia 78.9%.

In Warumungu, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 75.6% and Ireland 3.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Warumungu were Not stated 27.9%, No Religion, so described 24.5%, Baptist 19.7%, Other Protestant 13.6% and Catholic 5.4%. In Warumungu, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Warumungu 24.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Alyawarr 24.4%, Warlpiri 12.8%, Kaytetye 7.7%, Warumungu 4.5% and Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) 1.9%.

Employment

There were 39 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Warumungu. Of these 46.2% were employed full time, 20.5% were employed part-time and 25.6% 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 Warumungu, 13.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Warumungu were Labourers 41.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.8%, Managers 12.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%.

Of the employed people in Warumungu, the only responses for industry of employent were Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 50.0% and Fuel Retailing 50.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Warumungu was $260.

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

In Warumungu, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 52.4% and Walked only 47.6%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 53.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Warumungu, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.5% provided care for children and 8.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.2% 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 Warumungu, 21.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Warumungu, 65.2% were couple families with children, 13.0% were couple families without children and 21.7% were one parent families.

In Warumungu, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Warumungu, of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Warumungu, 36.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 64.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Warumungu, 71.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 29.0% were other dwellings.

In Warumungu, of occupied private dwellings 9.4% had 1 bedroom, 15.6% had 2 bedrooms and 50.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Warumungu, 10.0% were owned outright, 10.0% were owned with a mortgage and 53.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Warumungu, of all households, 61.1% were family households, 38.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Warumungu, 50.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.3% 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 Warumungu, 36.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 16.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Warumungu, 38.2% 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 Warumungu, 57.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 43.0% were female. The median age was 24 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 Warumungu, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7 persons, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $749.

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

In Warumungu, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $14 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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