Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 454 people in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) of these 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 86.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) was 23 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 34.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.5% of the population.

Of people in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) aged 15 years and over, 39.7% were married and 4.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) was 37 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 28.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) was 38 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) 27.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 61.8% were in primary school, 6.9% in secondary school and 4.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) were Australian Aboriginal 80.3%, Australian 4.9%, English 4.3%, Scottish 2.0% and Salvadoran 2.0%.

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), 96.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Malta 0.9% and England 0.7%.

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), 93.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 1.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The only responses for religion in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) were Catholic 85.0%, No Religion 9.3%, Anglican 1.3% and Uniting Church 0.7%.

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) 57.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Kriol 18.8%, Ngan'gikurunggurr 11.0%, Marrithiyel 3.1%, Maringarr 1.3% and Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) 1.1%.

Employment

There were 145 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L). Of these 40.7% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 14.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 28.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) was 34 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) included Professionals 27.4%, Labourers 22.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.7%, Managers 5.6%, Sales Workers 5.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.6% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 41.1%, Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 15.3%, School Education 13.7%, Creative and Performing Arts Activities 4.8% and Tertiary Education 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) was $298.

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 69.4%, Car, as driver 16.9% and Car, as passenger 6.5%. 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 22.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 41.1% provided care for children and 16.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.1% 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 Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), 19.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), 50.5% were couple families with children, 17.2% were couple families without children and 32.3% were one parent families.

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L) 8.3% of single parents were male and 91.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,583 and those without children was $2,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), of couple families with children, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 9.4% had both employed part-time and 4.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), 83.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), 77.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), of occupied private dwellings 12.8% had 1 bedroom, 26.7% had 2 bedrooms and 57.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 4.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), of all households, 86.2% were family households, 13.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), 11.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.9% 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 Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), 32.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 7.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), there were 391 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 184 (or 47.1%) were male and 207 (or 52.9%) 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 Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.1, with 2.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,221.

In Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $62 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.