Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70300703
Total population 2,247
Total dwellings 977
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 152
Male 78
Female 74
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 63
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,291
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,792
Median weekly rent $0

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 140 92.1 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 12 7.9 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 152 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 78 51.3 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 74 48.7 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport, there were 152 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 78 (or 51.3%) were male and 74 (or 48.7%) were female.

Age Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 18 11.7 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 47 30.5 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 22 14.3 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 50 32.5 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 5.8 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 8 5.2 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 43.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 26 30.6 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 3.5 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 6 7.1 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 50 58.8 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport 30.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 56 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 60 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 38 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 38 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 25 33.3 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 7 9.3 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 43 57.3 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport 33.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 43 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 40 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 47 years and in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

Education Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5 7.0 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 36 50.7 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 12 16.9 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 5.6 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 8.5 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 8 11.3 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 71 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport, 47.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 50.7% were attending a primary school, 16.9% were attending a secondary school and 14.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Tiwi 7 4.6 2,158 3.8 2,192 0.4
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English only spoken at home 140 92.1 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport. The only other response for language at home was Tiwi 4.6%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 22 44.9 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 15 30.6 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 8 16.3 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 4 8.2 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 49 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 49 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport. Of these 44.9% were employed full time, 30.6% were employed part-time and 8.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 47 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 36 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport who were employed full time was 47 years and those employed part time was 36 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 374 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,291 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport was $374 and the median weekly household income was $1,291.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.6 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.6 persons per bedroom and 1.8 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,792 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,792.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 62 100.0 9,376 78.8 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 690 5.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 62 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport there were 62 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport % Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 15 24.2 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 27 43.5 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 17 27.4 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 4.8 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Darwin River - Berry Springs - Southport, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 24.2% were owned outright, 43.5% were owned with a mortgage and 27.4% were rented.

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