People — demographics & education

People	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal	325	100.0	67,062	96.3	495,757	90.4
Torres Strait Islander	0	0.0	1,306	1.9	31,407	5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	0	0.0	1,298	1.9	21,206	3.9
Total	325	--	69,666	--	548,370	--
Male	168	51.7	34,418	49.4	270,331	49.3
Female	157	48.3	35,246	50.6	278,037	50.7

For the 2011 Census in Jigalong (Indigenous Locations), there were 325 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 168 (or 51.7%) were male and 157 (or 48.3%) were female.

Age	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
0-4 years	31	9.5	8,236	11.8	67,415	12.3
5-14 years	76	23.2	16,301	23.4	129,670	23.6
15-24 years	81	24.8	13,453	19.3	105,652	19.3
25-54 years	110	33.6	25,428	36.5	192,627	35.1
55-64 years	18	5.5	3,919	5.6	32,232	5.9
65 years and over	11	3.4	2,326	3.3	20,772	3.8
Median age	22	--	22	--	21	--

In Jigalong (Indigenous Locations) the median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 32.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	107	48.6	9,893	21.9	85,741	24.4
Separated	9	4.1	1,871	4.1	14,925	4.2
Divorced	0	0.0	2,125	4.7	23,126	6.6
Widowed	19	8.6	1,599	3.5	12,142	3.5
Never married	85	38.6	29,643	65.7	215,347	61.3

In Jigalong (Indigenous Locations) 48.6% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were married and 3.6% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	31	--	43	--	44	--
Separated	25	--	44	--	46	--
Divorced	0	--	51	--	51	--
Widowed	62	--	63	--	65	--
Never married	24	--	27	--	26	--

In Jigalong (Indigenous Locations) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 31 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	72	37.5	7,099	19.2	71,575	23.3
De facto marriage	12	6.2	7,293	19.7	48,600	15.8
Not married	108	56.2	22,676	61.2	187,097	60.9

In Jigalong (Indigenous Locations) 37.5% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 6.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	40	--	44	--	45	--
De facto marriage	30	--	34	--	34	--
Not married	24	--	28	--	28	--

In Jigalong (Indigenous Locations) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 40 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	4	3.0	1,799	6.4	13,977	6.2
Primary	66	49.3	10,335	36.7	81,554	36.4
Secondary	16	11.9	5,053	17.9	50,986	22.8
Technical or further education institution	3	2.2	1,212	4.3	13,211	5.9
University or tertiary institution	0	0.0	929	3.3	10,125	4.5
Other	0	0.0	352	1.3	3,662	1.6
Not stated	45	33.6	8,478	30.1	50,410	22.5
Total	134	--	28,158	--	223,925	--

Of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Jigalong (Indigenous Locations), 41.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 49.3% were attending a primary school, 11.9% were attending a secondary school and 2.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — language diversity

Australian Indigenous Language, top responses	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	16	23.5	9,993	47.9	86,714	48.7
Worked part-time	33	48.5	5,112	24.5	47,035	26.4
Away from work	4	5.9	2,060	9.9	13,959	7.8
Unemployed	15	22.1	3,711	17.8	30,462	17.1
Total in labour force	68	--	20,876	--	178,170	--
View the labour force fact sheet

There were 68 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Jigalong (Indigenous Locations). Of these 23.5% were employed full time, 48.5% were employed part-time and 22.1% were unemployed.

Median age by employment status	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	31	--	37	--	37	--
Employed part-time	38	--	34	--	34	--

The median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Jigalong (Indigenous Locations) who were employed full time was 31 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	266	--	348	--	362	--
Household	1,550	--	1,043	--	991	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Jigalong (Indigenous Locations) was $266 and the median weekly household income was $1,550.

Dwellings — dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	5.3	--	3.5	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	2	--	1.3	--	1.2	--
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling	0.8	--	1.5	--	1.5	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Jigalong (Indigenous Locations), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.3, with 2 persons per bedroom and 0.8 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Housing costs	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	70	--	158	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	0	--	1,733	--	1,647	--

In Jigalong (Indigenous Locations), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $70 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling structure	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Separate house	44	100.0	18,446	83.3	168,749	80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	0	0.0	2,005	9.1	16,437	7.9
Flat, unit or apartment	0	0.0	1,311	5.9	20,640	9.9
Other dwelling	0	0.0	316	1.4	2,949	1.4
Total	44	--	22,131	--	209,047	--

In Jigalong (Indigenous Locations) there were 44 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Tenure	Jigalong	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Owned outright	0	0.0	1,896	8.6	23,333	11.2
Owned with a mortgage	0	0.0	5,098	23.0	51,761	24.8
Rented	42	93.3	13,868	62.7	124,099	59.4
Other tenure type	0	0.0	158	0.7	1,516	0.7
Tenure type not stated	3	6.7	1,115	5.0	8,338	4.0

In Jigalong (Indigenous Locations), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 93.3% were rented.