Lingiari, NT

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 109,476 people in Lingiari, NT of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 42.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Lingiari, NT was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.1% of the population.

Of people in Lingiari, NT aged 15 years and over, 45.2% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Lingiari, NT was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Lingiari, NT, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Lingiari, NT was 43 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In Lingiari, NT 34.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.2% were in primary school, 17.1% in secondary school and 9.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lingiari, NT were Australian Aboriginal 28.2%, Australian 21.5%, English 16.5%, Irish 5.2% and Scottish 4.4%.

In Lingiari, NT, 81.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.6%, Philippines 0.7%, United States of America 0.7% and India 0.5%.

In Lingiari, NT, 77.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Lingiari, NT were No Religion 21.4%, Catholic 19.3%, Anglican 11.1%, Uniting Church 9.1% and Lutheran 6.0%.

In Lingiari, NT 53.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Kriol 3.5%, Djambarrpuyngu 2.7%, Murrinh Patha 2.1%, Warlpiri 2.1% and Tiwi 1.9%.

Employment

There were 47,904 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lingiari, NT. Of these 63.8% were employed full time, 21.1% were employed part-time and 7.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Lingiari, NT, 7.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Lingiari, NT was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in Lingiari, NT included Professionals 19.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Labourers 12.7%, Managers 11.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.6% and Sales Workers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Lingiari, NT, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 7.4%, School Education 6.9%, State Government Administration 5.1%, Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 3.7% and Accommodation 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lingiari, NT was $554.

In Lingiari, NT, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.0%, Walked only 17.8%, Car, as passenger 8.3%, Bus 3.0% and Bicycle 2.5%. On the day, 3.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lingiari, NT, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.8% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lingiari, NT, 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lingiari, NT, 47.7% were couple families with children, 31.2% were couple families without children and 19.3% were one parent families.

In Lingiari, NT 19.3% of single parents were male and 80.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Lingiari, NT, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,319 and those without children was $2,237.

Employment status of couple families

In Lingiari, NT, of couple families with children, 28.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 13.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Lingiari, NT, 84.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Lingiari, NT, 75.7% were separate houses, 7.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.6% were flats, units or apartments and 6.3% were other dwellings.

In Lingiari, NT, of occupied private dwellings 9.9% had 1 bedroom, 20.2% had 2 bedrooms and 44.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Lingiari, NT, 15.2% were owned outright, 25.7% were owned with a mortgage and 53.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Lingiari, NT, of all households, 73.9% were family households, 21.9% were single person households and 4.1% were group households.

In Lingiari, NT, 16.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 13.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Lingiari, NT, 32.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Lingiari, NT, there were 46,779 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 23,003 (or 49.2%) were male and 23,776 (or 50.8%) were female. The median age was 23 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Lingiari, NT, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.6, with 1.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,026.

In Lingiari, NT, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $55 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,885.