Darwin (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 69,455 people were counted in Darwin (C): of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Of the total population 8.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Darwin (C) there were 14,115 children aged 0-14 years and 10,353 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Darwin (C), 59,849 people were Australian citizens, 14,767 were born overseas and 2,687 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Darwin (C), 44.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.0% were separated or divorced, 3.4% were widowed and 38.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Darwin (C), 70.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Darwin (C) were England 3.8%, New Zealand 2.2%, Philippines 1.5%, Greece 1.3% and East Timor 1.3%.

Of all people counted in Darwin (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.4%, No Religion 20.5%, Anglican 14.5%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Orthodox 4.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Darwin (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 3.5%, Tagalog (Filipino) 1.0%, Cantonese 1.0%, Italian 0.8% and Hakka 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 76.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 37,739 people aged 15 years and over in Darwin (C) were in the labour force. Of these 64.2% worked full-time, 26.7% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.5% were unemployed. 13,569 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Darwin (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 13.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.7%, Associate Professionals 9.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.6%, Managers and Administrators 5.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Darwin (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.1%, Government Administration 5.5%, Education 5.3%, Health Services 4.1% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Darwin (C), 15,858 families were counted: of these, 34.9% were couple families without children, 46.1% were couple families with children, 17.2% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Darwin (C), 25,559 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Darwin (C), 55.3% were separate houses, 13.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 23.8% were flats, units or apartments and 6.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Darwin (C), 20.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.6% were being purchased and 40.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Darwin (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 32.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 22.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 43.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Darwin (C), 61.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.0% were single (or lone) person households and 5.9% were group households.