People in Northern Territory who were born in Greece

2011 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Geography type State/Territory by Country of Birth of Person
Area code 7 by 3207
People 1,012
Male 607
Female 405
Australian citizen 92.5%
Not an Australian citizen 6.0%
Families 514
Couples with children 319
Couples without children 151
One parent families 38
Other families 6
All private dwellings 586
Median monthly mortgage repayment $2,167
Median weekly rent paid $300

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Total 1,012 -- 35,178 -- 158,029 -- 211,945 --
Male 607 60.0 17,626 50.1 81,339 51.5 109,517 51.7
Female 405 40.0 17,552 49.9 76,690 48.5 102,428 48.3

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,012 people in Northern Territory who were born in Greece. Of these 60.0% were male and 40.0% were female.

Age
People
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
0-14 years 57 5.6 2,892 8.2 42,722 27.0 49,141 23.2
15-24 years 63 6.2 3,350 9.5 25,626 16.2 31,661 14.9
25-34 years 116 11.5 6,935 19.7 26,320 16.7 36,556 17.2
35-44 years 116 11.5 6,654 18.9 23,422 14.8 33,161 15.6
45-54 years 155 15.3 6,395 18.2 19,394 12.3 28,577 13.5
55-64 years 261 25.8 5,227 14.9 13,440 8.5 20,753 9.8
65 years and over 244 24.1 3,725 10.6 7,108 4.5 12,096 5.7
Median age 55 -- 41 -- 28 -- 31 --

Of the population born in Greece who usually live in Northern Territory, 5.6% were aged 0 - 14 years and 24.1% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Northern Territory who were born in Greece was 55 years.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Married 727 75.8 17,483 54.1 47,002 40.8 70,153 43.1
Separated 21 2.2 1,156 3.6 3,808 3.3 5,525 3.4
Divorced 53 5.5 3,030 9.4 8,742 7.6 13,276 8.2
Widowed 46 4.8 1,191 3.7 3,533 3.1 5,203 3.2
Never married 112 11.7 9,427 29.2 52,222 45.3 68,647 42.2

Of people in Northern Territory aged 15 years and over who were born in Greece, 75.8% were married, 2.2% were separated, and 5.5% were divorced.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Married 57 -- 46 -- 42 -- 44 --
Separated 62 -- 50 -- 46 -- 47 --
Divorced 59 -- 54 -- 52 -- 53 --
Widowed 72 -- 70 -- 64 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 28 -- 27 -- 27 --

Of people who usually live in Northern Territory and who were born in Greece the median age of married people was 57 years. Of people never married, the median age was 24 years.

Education Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Pre-school 3 0.3 235 0.7 3,072 1.9 3,339 1.6
Primary 26 2.6 1,400 4.0 18,377 11.6 19,906 9.4
Secondary 23 2.3 1,321 3.8 11,183 7.1 12,605 5.9
University or tertiary institution 14 1.4 1,970 5.6 4,663 3.0 6,682 3.2
Technical or further education 0 0.0 549 1.6 2,145 1.4 2,729 1.3
Other 9 0.9 388 1.1 1,215 0.8 1,624 0.8
Institution attended, type not stated 45 4.4 1,900 5.4 8,288 5.2 26,243 12.4
Not attending an educational institution 892 88.1 27,415 77.9 109,086 69.0 138,813 65.5
Total 1,012 -- 35,178 -- 158,029 -- 211,941 --

Of the population born in Greece who usually live in Northern Territory, 11.9% were attending an educational institution. There were 2.6% in primary school, 2.3% in secondary school and 1.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Year of arrival Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Before 1941 0 0.0 20 0.1 -- -- -- --
1941 - 1950 5 0.5 323 0.9 -- -- -- --
1951 - 1960 120 11.9 1,479 4.2 -- -- -- --
1961 - 1970 298 29.4 3,656 10.4 -- -- -- --
1971 - 1980 172 17.0 4,270 12.1 -- -- -- --
1981 - 1990 101 10.0 4,680 13.3 -- -- -- --
1991 - 2000 105 10.4 3,883 11.0 -- -- -- --
2001 - 2005 31 3.1 3,283 9.3 -- -- -- --
2006 - 2011 125 12.4 11,048 31.4 -- -- -- --
Born in Australia -- -- -- -- 158,030 -- -- --

In Northern Territory of people who were born in Greece, 12.4% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 3.1% from 2001 - 2005.

Citizenship Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Australian citizen 936 92.5 18,978 54.0 154,411 97.7 175,077 82.6
Not an Australian citizen 61 6.0 14,781 42.0 429 0.3 15,304 7.2

In Northern Territory of people who were born in Greece, 92.5% were Australian citizens.

Birthplace of spouse or partner Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 480 70.5 11,448 61.8 6,325 11.7 17,922 24.5
Spouse or partner born in Australia 184 27.0 6,324 34.1 45,736 84.3 52,195 71.4

In Northern Territory of people who were born in Greece and had a spouse or partner, 70.5% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 27.0% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

Religious affiliation, top responses
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined'
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Eastern Orthodox 983 97.1 1,280 3.6 2,412 1.5 3,772 1.8
Catholic 9 0.9 9,577 27.2 35,536 22.5 45,763 21.6
Christian, nfd 4 0.4 998 2.8 4,044 2.6 5,088 2.4
Jehovah's Witnesses 3 0.3 170 0.5 482 0.3 661 0.3
No Religion 3 0.3 7,068 20.1 43,052 27.2 50,639 23.9

In Northern Territory of people who were born in Greece, the most common responses to the religion question were Eastern Orthodox 97.1%, Catholic 0.9%, Christian, nfd 0.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 0.3% and No Religion 0.3%.

English language proficiency Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Speaks English only 30 3.0 17,525 49.8 113,740 72.0 133,013 62.8
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 636 62.8 14,270 40.6 32,265 20.4 46,986 22.2
Not well or not at all 340 33.6 2,343 6.7 7,972 5.0 10,392 4.9

In Northern Territory of people who were born in Greece, 3.0% spoke English only at home. A further 62.8% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

Employment
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Worked full-time 351 67.4 16,445 69.2 52,314 66.2 69,544 66.9
Worked part-time 97 18.6 4,812 20.2 15,835 20.1 20,878 20.1
Away from work 44 8.4 1,665 7.0 6,238 7.9 8,056 7.7
Unemployed 29 5.6 842 3.5 4,587 5.8 5,489 5.3
Total in labour force 521 -- 23,764 -- 78,974 -- 103,967 --
Not in the labour force 408 42.5 8,059 25.0 32,912 28.5 41,688 25.6

In Northern Territory of people who were born in Greece and who were in the labour force, 67.4% worked full-time, 18.6% worked part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
1-15 hours per week 32 6.5 1,307 5.7 5,199 7.0 6,588 6.7
16-24 hours per week 23 4.7 1,575 6.9 4,703 6.3 6,344 6.4
25-34 hours per week 38 7.7 1,919 8.4 5,935 8.0 7,952 8.1
35-39 hours per week 63 12.8 5,075 22.1 14,146 19.0 19,470 19.8
40 hours or more per week 292 59.1 11,375 49.6 38,169 51.3 50,076 50.8

In Northern Territory of people who were born in Greece and who were employed, 59.1% worked 40 hours or more per week and 12.8% worked 35-39 hours per week.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Employed full-time 49 -- 42 -- 38 -- 39 --
Employed part-time 47 -- 40 -- 36 -- 37 --

In Northern Territory of people who were born in Greece the median age for those who were employed full-time was 49, while the median age for those employed part-time was 47.

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Technicians and Trades Workers 207 41.9 3,356 14.6 11,348 15.3 14,904 15.1
Labourers 96 19.4 2,516 11.0 6,769 9.1 9,424 9.6
Managers 71 14.4 2,735 11.9 8,983 12.1 11,837 12.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 28 5.7 2,913 12.7 11,418 15.3 14,472 14.7
Sales Workers 27 5.5 1,514 6.6 5,068 6.8 6,677 6.8
Professionals 19 3.8 5,305 23.1 14,175 19.1 19,643 19.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 15 3.0 2,973 13.0 10,062 13.5 13,185 13.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 14 2.8 1,171 5.1 4,707 6.3 5,966 6.1

In Northern Territory of people who were born in Greece, the most common responses for occupation were Technicians and Trades Workers 41.9%, Labourers 19.4%, Managers 14.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.7% and Sales Workers 5.5%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Building Completion Services 113 22.9 338 1.5 787 1.1 1,142 1.2
Residential Building Construction 83 16.8 435 1.9 1,458 2.0 1,920 1.9
Building Structure Services 43 8.7 121 0.5 343 0.5 482 0.5
Building Installation Services 18 3.6 316 1.4 1,481 2.0 1,817 1.8
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 17 3.4 1,371 6.0 1,630 2.2 3,032 3.1

In Northern Territory of people who were born in Greece, the most common responses for industry of employment were Building Completion Services 22.9%, Residential Building Construction 16.8%, Building Structure Services 8.7%, Building Installation Services 3.6% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%.

Median weekly income
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Personal 575 -- 826 -- 718 -- 745 --
Family 1,733 -- 1,994 -- 1,634 -- 1,759 --
Household 1,709 -- 1,683 -- 1,591 -- 1,674 --

In Northern Territory of people who were born in Greece, the personal weekly median income was $575. Family median weekly income was $1,733 and Household median weekly income was $1,709.

Family and Household are determined for the selected country of birth, 'All overseas born' and 'Australian born' by the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. See explanatory notes for more information.

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Travel to work
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total

In Northern Territory 78.3% of employed people who were born in Greece, travelled to work on census day by car, while 1.6% travelled by bus or train.

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total

In Northern Territory 54.2% of people who were born in Greece did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 26.6% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total

In Northern Territory of people who were born in Greece and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 17.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

For important information on how migrant families are classified, please see the explanatory notes

Family composition Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total

These statistics are for families in Northern Territory. They are for families where the reference person was born in Greece and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Greece. Of these families, 62.1% were couple families with children, 29.4% were couple families without children and 7.4% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Families without children 2,714 -- 2,259 -- 2,322 -- 2,300 --
Families with children 2,419 -- 2,498 -- 2,463 -- 2,475 --

These statistics are for families in Northern Territory. They are for families where the reference person was born in Greece and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Greece. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $2,714 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,419.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Greece % Born in Greece All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 64 13.6 4,566 35.3 7,941 31.5 12,591 32.7
Both employed, worked part-time 13 2.8 420 3.2 898 3.6 1,326 3.4
One employed full-time, one part-time 60 12.7 2,222 17.2 3,716 14.7 5,984 15.5
One employed full-time, other not working 133 28.2 2,092 16.2 3,075 12.2 5,205 13.5
One employed part-time, other not working 34 7.2 433 3.3 1,109 4.4 1,552 4.0
Both not working 104 22.0 1,183 9.1 3,542 14.0 4,773 12.4
Other 31 6.6 1,136 8.8 2,158 8.6 3,327 8.6
Labour force status not stated 33 7.0 899 6.9 2,779 11.0 3,801 9.9

These statistics are for families in Northern Territory. They are for families where the reference person was born in Greece and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Greece. Of these families, 13.6% of families had both parents working full-time, 12.7% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 22.0% of families stated that both parents were not working.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | mortgage & rent | household composition

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

For important information on how migrant households are classified, please see the explanatory notes

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
People born in Greece % People born in Greece All birthplace responses % All birthplace responses Total % Total
Separate house 422 72.0 40,756 67.9 41,186 67.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 52 8.9 6,750 11.2 6,880 11.3
Flat, unit or apartment 103 17.6 9,917 16.5 10,087 16.6
Other dwelling 9 1.5 2,337 3.9 2,471 4.1

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Northern Territory. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Greece, 72.0% were a separate house, 17.6% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 8.9% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
People born in Greece % People born in Greece All birthplace responses % All birthplace responses Total % Total
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.7 968 1.6 999 1.6
1 bedroom 20 3.4 4,421 7.4 4,536 7.4
2 bedrooms 103 17.6 13,121 21.9 13,275 21.8
3 bedrooms 266 45.4 27,048 45.1 27,268 44.8
4 or more bedrooms 187 31.9 12,729 21.2 12,789 21.0
Number of bedrooms not stated 6 1.0 1,730 2.9 2,024 3.3

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Northern Territory. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Greece, 17.6% had two bedrooms, 45.4% had three bedrooms and 31.9% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings
People born in Greece % People born in Greece All birthplace responses % All birthplace responses Total % Total
Owned outright 187 31.9 9,387 15.6 9,530 15.7
Owned with a mortgage 200 34.1 18,508 30.8 18,630 30.6
Rented 172 29.4 29,629 49.4 29,903 49.1
Other tenure type 3 0.5 570 0.9 580 1.0
Tenure type not stated 24 4.1 1,923 3.2 2,248 3.7
Median monthly mortgage repayment 2,167 -- 2,058 -- 2,058 --
Median weekly rent paid 300 -- 225 -- 225 --

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Northern Territory. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Greece, 31.9% were owned outright, 34.1% were owned with a mortgage and 29.4% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167 and the median weekly rent paid was $300.

Household composition

Household composition People born in Greece % People born in Greece All birthplace responses % All birthplace responses Total % Total
One family households 473 80.6 40,489 67.5 40,864 67.1
Multiple family households 47 8.0 3,177 5.3 3,181 5.2
Single (or lone) person households 55 9.4 12,895 21.5 13,318 21.9
Group households 12 2.0 3,458 5.8 3,527 5.8

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in Greece' includes households in Northern Territory where at least one person was born in Greece. Of those households, 80.6% were one family households and 9.4% were lone person households.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.