2016 Census QuickStats

People — demographics & education

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

People	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal	674	100.0	55,808	95.8	590,062	90.9
Torres Strait Islander	0	0.0	739	1.3	32,344	5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	0	0.0	1,699	2.9	26,767	4.1

For the 2016 Census in Yirrkala, there were 674 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Age	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Median age	25	--	25	--	23	--
0-4 years	65	9.7	5,596	9.6	73,265	11.3
5-14 years	126	18.8	11,889	20.4	147,134	22.7
15-24 years	140	20.9	11,103	19.1	123,719	19.1
25-34 years	125	18.7	9,634	16.5	88,861	13.7
35-44 years	87	13.0	7,708	13.2	72,394	11.2
45-54 years	61	9.1	6,396	11.0	67,415	10.4
55-64 years	36	5.4	3,715	6.4	45,433	7.0
65 years and over	29	4.3	2,211	3.8	30,952	4.8

In Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 28.5% 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	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Married	205	43.2	15,934	39.1	105,086	24.5
Separated	15	3.2	1,475	3.6	19,112	4.5
Divorced	16	3.4	1,318	3.2	28,796	6.7
Widowed	28	5.9	2,041	5.0	13,794	3.2
Never married	210	44.3	19,989	49.0	261,980	61.1

In Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas), 43.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Registered marriage	144	31.2	10,596	31.5	86,716	23.1
De facto marriage	9	2.0	4,254	12.7	60,051	16.0
Not married	308	66.8	18,769	55.8	228,281	60.9

In Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas), 31.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 2.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	19	9.0	1,339	6.0	16,698	6.4
Primary	59	28.1	7,755	34.5	97,859	37.5
Secondary	73	34.8	4,746	21.1	65,208	25.0
Technical or further education institution	0	0.0	470	2.1	14,227	5.5
University or tertiary institution	0	0.0	501	2.2	15,489	5.9
Other	4	1.9	285	1.3	5,047	1.9
Not stated	55	26.2	7,379	32.8	46,428	17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas), 31.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.1% were attending a primary school, 34.8% 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	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Bachelor Degree level and above	3	0.6	959	2.4	24,911	5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	10	2.1	958	2.3	23,795	5.5
Certificate level IV	4	0.8	736	1.8	14,308	3.3
Certificate level III	18	3.8	2,485	6.1	56,625	13.2
Year 12	88	18.7	4,164	10.2	59,949	14.0
Year 11	49	10.4	3,808	9.3	34,674	8.1
Year 10	91	19.3	6,545	16.1	77,265	18.0
Certificate level II	0	0.0	144	0.4	1,215	0.3
Certificate level I	0	0.0	92	0.2	241	0.1
Year 9 or below	162	34.4	9,036	22.2	64,604	15.1
No educational attainment	5	1.1	1,282	3.1	4,256	1.0
Not stated	34	7.2	9,692	23.8	56,698	13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas), 18.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.1% 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	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%

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Ancestry, top responses	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	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 Yirrkala (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	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Worked full-time	74	47.7	6,870	45.2	106,960	48.0
Worked part-time	33	21.3	3,130	20.6	61,049	27.4
Away from work	4	2.6	1,142	7.5	14,143	6.4
Unemployed	44	28.4	4,064	26.7	40,486	18.2
Not in the labour force People aged 15 years and over	318	66.2	21,861	53.6	190,132	44.3

There were people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas). Of these 47.7% were employed full time, 21.3% were employed part-time and 28.4% 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	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Personal	217	--	281	--	441	--
Household	1,567	--	1,225	--	1,203	--

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas) was $217 and the median weekly household income was $1,567.

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

Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	418	86.2	25,146	61.7	263,334	61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	383	79.6	17,078	41.9	136,079	31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	96	20.0	6,038	14.8	58,541	13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	111	23.1	4,298	10.5	63,303	14.8

In Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 86.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 79.6% provided care for children and 20.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.1% 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)

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	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Average number of people per household	6.6	--	4	--	3.2	--
Average number of persons per bedroom	2.4	--	1.5	--	1	--
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling	0.9	--	1.2	--	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 Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 6.6 persons, with 2.4 persons per bedroom and 0.9 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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

Housing costs Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Median weekly rent	35	--	97	--	250	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	0	--	2,167	--	1,660	--

In Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $35 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)

Family household composition Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
One family household: Couple family with no children	5	6.9	1,718	13.5	42,536	16.2
One family household: Couple family with children	13	18.1	3,854	30.2	80,803	30.7
One family household: One parent family	14	19.4	2,399	18.8	67,528	25.7
One family household: Other family	0	0.0	371	2.9	5,547	2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children	3	4.2	390	3.1	2,223	0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children	11	15.3	1,086	8.5	4,951	1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family	18	25.0	826	6.5	5,768	2.2
Multiple family household: Other family	8	11.1	153	1.2	471	0.2
Other household	0	0.0	1,962	15.4	53,195	20.2

In Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas), of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households, 11.1% were a couple family with no children, 33.3% were a couple family with children and 44.4% 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	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Separate house	66	94.3	10,018	79.2	211,205	80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	4	5.7	1,307	10.3	27,017	10.3
Flat or apartment	0	0.0	1,047	8.3	20,580	7.9
Other dwelling	0	0.0	280	2.2	2,897	1.1

In Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas) there were 73 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 94.3% were separate houses, 5.7% 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	Yirrkala	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Owned outright	4	5.3	727	5.7	32,045	12.2
Owned with a mortgage	0	0.0	2,025	15.9	68,085	25.9
Rented	71	94.7	9,194	72.1	150,832	57.3
Other tenure type	0	0.0	178	1.4	1,888	0.7
Tenure type not stated	0	0.0	630	4.9	10,182	3.9

In Yirrkala (Indigenous Areas), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 5.3% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 94.7% were rented.

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