Yuendumu Demographics (NT) Local Stats

Yuendumu (0872) is a suburb of Northern Territory, Alice Springs, Northern Territory. It is about 1094 kms from NT's capital city of Darwin. Yuendumu is in the federal electorate of Lingiari.

In the 2011 census the population of Yuendumu was 687 and is comprised of approximately 53.1% females and 46.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Yuendumu is 25 years of age.

97.1% of people living in the suburb of Yuendumu were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 0.9% France.

79.7% of people living in Yuendumu speak Australian Indigenous Languages . The other top languages spoken are 14.3% English only, 6.0% Language spoken at home not stated.

The religious makeup of Yuendumu is 39.3% Baptist, 16.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 11.8% Pentecostal, 9.9% No religion, 9.0% Catholic, 3.9% Christian, nfd, 3.8% Lutheran, 1.5% Other religious affiliation , 1.3% Other Protestant, 1.0% Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions.

55.6% of people are married, 34.4% have never married and 4.5% are divorced and 1.2% are separated. There are 21 widowed people living in Yuendumu.

51.0% of the people living in Yuendumu over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 19.3% are working on a part time basis. Yuendumu has an unemployment rate of 23.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Yuendumu are 26.2% Professionals, 24.1% Community & personal service workers, 11.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.3% Managers, 8.3% Technicians & trades workers, 7.6% Labourers, 6.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 4.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Yuendumu work in are 30.1% Public administration and safety, 18.5% Health care and social assistance, 18.5% Other services, 17.8% Education and training, 10.3% Retail trade, 2.7% Construction, 2.1% Wholesale trade.

0.0% of homes are fully owned, and 3.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 96.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $266 per week and the median household income is $1276 per week.

The median rent in Yuendumu is $25 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $0 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Yuendumu postcode 0872