Douglas-Daly

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70400101
Total population 431
Total dwellings 307
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 121
Male 69
Female 51
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 40
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $833
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $23

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 115 95.0 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 2.5 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 2.5 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 121 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 69 57.5 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 51 42.5 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Douglas-Daly, there were 121 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 69 (or 57.5%) were male and 51 (or 42.5%) were female.

Age Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 14 11.8 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 14 11.8 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 33 27.7 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 41 34.5 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 11 9.2 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 5.0 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Douglas-Daly the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 24.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 40 43.0 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 4.3 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 3.2 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 46 49.5 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Douglas-Daly 43.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 34 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 56 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 49 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Douglas-Daly for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 34 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 26 34.7 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 14 18.7 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 35 46.7 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Douglas-Daly 34.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 34 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 18 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Douglas-Daly for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 34 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 12.0 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 6 24.0 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 3 12.0 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 12.0 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 10 40.0 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 25 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Douglas-Daly, 21.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.0% were attending a primary school, 12.0% were attending a secondary school and 16.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kriol 19 16.0 3,955 7.0 6,692 1.2
Ngan'gikurunggurr 18 15.1 98 0.2 98 0.0
Malak Malak 6 5.0 8 0.0 10 0.0
Murrinh Patha 5 4.2 2,366 4.2 2,410 0.4
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English only spoken at home 66 55.5 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 55.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Douglas-Daly. The only other responses for language at home were Kriol 16.0%, Ngan'gikurunggurr 15.1%, Malak Malak 5.0% and Murrinh Patha 4.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 29 56.9 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 10 19.6 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 9.8 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 7 13.7 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 51 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 51 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Douglas-Daly. Of these 56.9% were employed full time, 19.6% were employed part-time and 13.7% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 25 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Douglas-Daly who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 25 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 258 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 833 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Douglas-Daly was $258 and the median weekly household income was $833.

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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
Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.8 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Douglas-Daly, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1.8 persons per bedroom and 1.2 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
Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 23 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Douglas-Daly, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $23 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 32 84.2 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 3 7.9 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 7.9 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 38 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Douglas-Daly there were 38 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 84.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.9% were flats, unit or apartments and 7.9% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Douglas-Daly % Douglas-Daly Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 6 15.8 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 28 73.7 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 10.5 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Douglas-Daly, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.8% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 73.7% were rented.

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