Lansdowne (NT)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 314 people in Lansdowne (NT) of these 54.1% were male and 45.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 10.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Lansdowne (NT) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.1% of the population.

Of people in Lansdowne (NT) aged 15 years and over, 41.5% were married and 17.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Lansdowne (NT) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Lansdowne (NT), of people aged 15 years and over, 40.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Lansdowne (NT) was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 50 years.

In Lansdowne (NT) 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.3% were in primary school, 18.9% in secondary school and 13.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lansdowne (NT) were Australian 30.8%, English 25.9%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 8.0% and Australian Aboriginal 6.2%.

In Lansdowne (NT), 82.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, Philippines 1.9%, New Zealand 1.3%, Germany 0.9% and India 0.9%.

In Lansdowne (NT), 77.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Lansdowne (NT) were No Religion 35.0%, Catholic 19.6%, Anglican 12.9%, Uniting Church 5.4% and Christian, nfd 4.4%.

In Lansdowne (NT) 81.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Kriol 7.6%, German 1.6% and Tagalog 1.3%.

Employment

There were 186 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lansdowne (NT). Of these 70.4% were employed full time, 22.6% were employed part-time and 1.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Lansdowne (NT), 7.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Lansdowne (NT) was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 53 years.

The most common occupations in Lansdowne (NT) included Professionals 23.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.6%, Managers 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Labourers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 4.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Lansdowne (NT), the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 6.5%, School Education 4.8%, Other Social Assistance Services 4.8%, Medical Services 4.3% and Accommodation 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lansdowne (NT) was $758.

In Lansdowne (NT), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.6%, Walked only 10.3%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Bicycle 3.3% and Taxi 1.6%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lansdowne (NT), of people aged 15 years and over, 76.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.0% 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 Lansdowne (NT), 34.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lansdowne (NT), 43.0% were couple families with children, 46.5% were couple families without children and 10.5% were one parent families.

In Lansdowne (NT) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Lansdowne (NT), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,650 and those without children was $2,549.

Employment status of couple families

In Lansdowne (NT), of couple families with children, 42.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 14.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Lansdowne (NT), 93.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Lansdowne (NT), 78.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 21.8% were other dwellings.

In Lansdowne (NT), of occupied private dwellings 11.8% had 1 bedroom, 16.8% had 2 bedrooms and 33.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Lansdowne (NT), 33.3% were owned outright, 25.8% were owned with a mortgage and 35.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Lansdowne (NT), of all households, 68.3% were family households, 25.0% were single person households and 6.7% were group households.

In Lansdowne (NT), 15.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 18.9% 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 Lansdowne (NT), 26.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Lansdowne (NT), there were 33 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 14 (or 42.4%) were male and 19 (or 57.6%) were female. The median age was 32 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 Lansdowne (NT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $383.

In Lansdowne (NT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $85 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,250.