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In the 2011 Census, there were 6,121 people in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 81.8% of the population.
The median age of people in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) was 24 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 31.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.2% of the population.
In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 40.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.
The median age of people in a registered marriage in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) was 37 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.
In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) 34.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.6% were in primary school, 14.6% in secondary school and 4.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.
There were 2,090 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas). Of these 46.9% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 18.9% were unemployed.
Of employed people in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.7% worked 40 hours or more.
The median age of people employed full-time in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 34 years.
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)
590
14.1
14,566
8.9
1,896,957
10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)
423
10.1
27,050
16.6
3,090,874
17.8
In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 42.7% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.
Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 22.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.
Of the families in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 51.0% were couple families with children, 22.3% were couple families without children and 24.7% were one parent families.
In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,110 and those without children was $1,812.
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time
140
15.6
12,591
32.7
1,015,165
21.7
Both employed, worked part-time
49
5.5
1,326
3.4
174,795
3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time
60
6.7
5,984
15.5
1,001,907
21.4
One employed full-time, other not working
100
11.2
5,205
13.5
736,322
15.7
One employed part-time, other not working
118
13.2
1,552
4.0
251,191
5.4
Both not working
279
31.2
4,773
12.4
899,598
19.2
Other
62
6.9
3,327
8.6
291,196
6.2
Labour force status not stated
87
9.7
3,801
9.9
314,529
6.7
In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), of couple families, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 6.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc
0
0.0
6,880
11.3
765,980
9.9
Flat, unit or apartment
55
5.1
10,087
16.6
1,056,237
13.6
Other dwelling
106
9.9
2,471
4.1
66,666
0.9
Of occupied private dwellings in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 83.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.1% were flats, units or apartments and 9.9% were other dwellings.
In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), of occupied private dwellings 10.3% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 42.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 4.3 people.
Of occupied private dwellings in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 12.0% were owned outright, 3.3% were owned with a mortgage and 74.8% were rented.
In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), of all households, 78.2% were family households, 18.3% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.
In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 21.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.
Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.
Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.
In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 31.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 13.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.
For the 2011 Census in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), there were 5,008 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 2,448 (or 48.9%) were male and 2,560 (or 51.1%) were female. The median age was 22 years.
Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household
5.7
--
4.2
--
3.3
--
Average number of people per bedroom
2.2
--
1.7
--
1.2
--
Median household income
1,076
--
1,099
--
991
--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.
In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.7, with 2.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,076.
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent
55
--
75
--
195
--
Median monthly mortgage repayments
0
--
1,963
--
1,647
--
In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $55 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.
LATEST ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (AEST) 28/03/2013
Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.
The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics | It contains data from the 2011 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2011 | Release date of this QuickStat was 28 March 2013 | Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data | These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats | For more information refer to Introduced Random Error in the 2011 Census Dictionary. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census
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