2016 Census QuickStats

People — demographics & education

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

People	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal	1,891	99.3	32,617	95.4	590,062	90.9
Torres Strait Islander	3	0.2	941	2.8	32,344	5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	11	0.6	634	1.9	26,767	4.1

For the 2016 Census in Anangu Pitjantjatjara, there were 1,905 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female.

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Age	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Median age	26	--	23	--	23	--
0-4 years	163	8.6	3,787	11.1	73,265	11.3
5-14 years	346	18.2	7,631	22.3	147,134	22.7
15-24 years	400	21.0	6,564	19.2	123,719	19.1
25-34 years	343	18.0	4,851	14.2	88,861	13.7
35-44 years	270	14.2	3,706	10.8	72,394	11.2
45-54 years	210	11.0	3,614	10.6	67,415	10.4
55-64 years	90	4.7	2,439	7.1	45,433	7.0
65 years and over	81	4.3	1,581	4.6	30,952	4.8

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 26.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Married	645	46.4	4,778	21.0	105,086	24.5
Separated	56	4.0	1,012	4.4	19,112	4.5
Divorced	11	0.8	1,571	6.9	28,796	6.7
Widowed	70	5.0	755	3.3	13,794	3.2
Never married	607	43.7	14,641	64.3	261,980	61.1

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas), 46.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 4.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Registered marriage	433	34.2	3,859	19.6	86,716	23.1
De facto marriage	179	14.1	3,237	16.4	60,051	16.0
Not married	654	51.7	12,585	63.9	228,281	60.9

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas), 34.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	38	6.0	1,020	7.1	16,698	6.4
Primary	211	33.5	5,406	37.6	97,859	37.5
Secondary	133	21.1	3,165	22.0	65,208	25.0
Technical or further education institution	43	6.8	799	5.6	14,227	5.5
University or tertiary institution	0	0.0	847	5.9	15,489	5.9
Other	16	2.5	306	2.1	5,047	1.9
Not stated	188	29.9	2,853	19.8	46,428	17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas), 33.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.5% were attending a primary school, 21.1% were attending a secondary school and 6.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Bachelor Degree level and above	8	0.6	1,198	5.3	24,911	5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	19	1.4	1,159	5.1	23,795	5.5
Certificate level IV	14	1.0	776	3.4	14,308	3.3
Certificate level III	70	5.0	2,932	12.9	56,625	13.2
Year 12	134	9.6	2,846	12.5	59,949	14.0
Year 11	164	11.7	2,906	12.8	34,674	8.1
Year 10	249	17.8	3,510	15.4	77,265	18.0
Certificate level II	0	0.0	77	0.3	1,215	0.3
Certificate level I	0	0.0	12	0.1	241	0.1
Year 9 or below	263	18.8	3,101	13.6	64,604	15.1
No educational attainment	53	3.8	224	1.0	4,256	1.0
Not stated	394	28.2	3,452	15.2	56,698	13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas), 9.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

2011 benchmarks are not available for this data item.

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People — cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%

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Ancestry, top responses	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%

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 Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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People — employment

Employment Labour force, people aged 15 years and over	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Worked full-time	113	23.5	4,770	43.9	106,960	48.0
Worked part-time	164	34.2	3,195	29.4	61,049	27.4
Away from work	29	6.0	733	6.7	14,143	6.4
Unemployed	174	36.2	2,164	19.9	40,486	18.2
Not in the labour force People aged 15 years and over	782	55.7	10,821	47.5	190,132	44.3

There were people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas). Of these 23.5% were employed full time, 34.2% were employed part-time and 36.2% 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.

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Occupation, top responses	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Personal	258	--	413	--	441	--
Household	893	--	1,014	--	1,203	--

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas) was $258 and the median weekly household income was $893.

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	1,001	71.7	13,372	58.8	263,334	61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	678	48.6	6,560	28.8	136,079	31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	244	17.5	3,026	13.3	58,541	13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	88	6.3	3,230	14.2	63,303	14.8

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 71.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 48.6% provided care for children and 17.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 6.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings — 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	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Average number of people per household	4.7	--	3	--	3.2	--
Average number of persons per bedroom	1.6	--	1	--	1	--
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling	0.6	--	1.6	--	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 Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.7 persons, with 1.6 persons per bedroom and 0.6 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	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Median weekly rent	75	--	220	--	250	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	0	--	1,387	--	1,660	--

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $75 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	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
One family household: Couple family with no children	33	9.4	2,308	15.6	42,536	16.2
One family household: Couple family with children	118	33.5	3,979	26.9	80,803	30.7
One family household: One parent family	45	12.8	4,112	27.8	67,528	25.7
One family household: Other family	15	4.3	353	2.4	5,547	2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children	31	8.8	96	0.6	2,223	0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children	44	12.5	152	1.0	4,951	1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family	30	8.5	236	1.6	5,768	2.2
Multiple family household: Other family	4	1.1	16	0.1	471	0.2
Other household	32	9.1	3,544	24.0	53,195	20.2

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas), of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households, 18.2% were a couple family with no children, 46.0% were a couple family with children and 21.3% 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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Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Separate house	346	98.3	11,459	77.7	211,205	80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	3	0.9	2,519	17.1	27,017	10.3
Flat or apartment	0	0.0	703	4.8	20,580	7.9
Other dwelling	3	0.9	69	0.5	2,897	1.1

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas) there were 350 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 98.3% were separate houses, 0.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

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Tenure Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Anangu Pitjantjatjara	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Owned outright	8	2.3	1,509	10.2	32,045	12.2
Owned with a mortgage	0	0.0	3,734	25.2	68,085	25.9
Rented	330	94.6	8,841	59.7	150,832	57.3
Other tenure type	4	1.1	119	0.8	1,888	0.7
Tenure type not stated	7	2.0	602	4.1	10,182	3.9

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara (Indigenous Areas), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 2.3% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 94.6% were rented.

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