Ngukurr

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70500701
Total population 1,056
Total dwellings 148
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 973
Male 469
Female 504
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 97
Average people per household 6.7
Median weekly household income $1,518
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $90

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 945 97.1 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 28 2.9 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 973 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 469 48.2 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 504 51.8 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Ngukurr, there were 973 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 469 (or 48.2%) were male and 504 (or 51.8%) were female.

Age Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 117 12.0 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 229 23.5 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 211 21.7 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 352 36.2 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 43 4.4 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 21 2.2 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Ngukurr the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 300 48.1 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 29 4.6 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 1.3 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 17 2.7 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 270 43.3 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Ngukurr 48.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 31 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 44 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 40 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 57 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Ngukurr for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 31 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 227 40.8 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 25 4.5 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 304 54.7 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Ngukurr 40.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 4.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 32 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 28 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Ngukurr for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 32 years and in a de facto marriage was 28 years.

Education Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 30 8.8 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 156 45.9 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 95 27.9 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 0.9 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 0.9 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 13 3.8 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 40 11.8 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 340 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ngukurr, 34.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.9% were attending a primary school, 27.9% were attending a secondary school and 1.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kriol 915 93.8 3,955 7.0 6,692 1.2
Anindilyakwa 9 0.9 1,479 2.6 1,480 0.3
Djambarrpuyngu 8 0.8 2,930 5.2 2,931 0.5
Mirning 3 0.3 3 0.0 3 0.0
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English only spoken at home 12 1.2 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 1.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ngukurr. The only other responses for language at home were Kriol 93.8%, Anindilyakwa 0.9%, Djambarrpuyngu 0.8% and Mirning 0.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 79 28.2 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 69 24.6 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 21 7.5 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 111 39.6 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 280 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 280 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ngukurr. Of these 28.2% were employed full time, 24.6% were employed part-time and 39.6% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ngukurr who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 36 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 269 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,518 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ngukurr was $269 and the median weekly household income was $1,518.

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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
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 6.7 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.2 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Ngukurr, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 6.7, with 2.2 persons per bedroom and 0.5 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
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 90 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Ngukurr, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $90 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
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 96 100.0 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 96 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Ngukurr there were 96 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
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 93 96.9 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 3 3.1 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Ngukurr, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 96.9% were rented.

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