Katherine Bal - rem

Demographics

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 707 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Katherine Bal - rem, 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female.

In the 2006 Census, 32.5% of the population usually resident in Katherine Bal - rem were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 9.2% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 22 years.

Language diversity

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for Indigenous language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Katherine Bal - rem were Ngarinyman 14.9%, Kriol 13.2%, Ngaliwurru 7.8%, Wardaman 2.7% and Warlpiri 2.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 32.5% resident in Katherine Bal - rem

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 253 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Katherine Bal - rem were in the labour force. Of these 91.3% were employed and 8.7% were unemployed. 118 were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, 23.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Katherine Bal - rem had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 5.0% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 2.1% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 30.5% aged 15 years and over had a qualification.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census, there were 130 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Katherine Bal - rem. 5.4% of these dwellings were fully owned, 2.3% were being purchased and 86.2% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Katherine Bal - rem, the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $213 and the median household income was $784. The median weekly rent was $30 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,834. The average household size was 5.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 2.3.