Lingiari

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code CED701
People 114,545
Male 52.4%
Female 47.6%
Median age 32
Families 24,406
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 43,407
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,705
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,006
Median weekly rent $100
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 60,055 52.4 118,570 51.8 11,546,638 49.3
Female 54,495 47.6 110,266 48.2 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 47,811 41.7 58,248 25.5 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 114,545 people in Lingiari. Of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 41.7% of the population.

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Age Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 32 -- 32 -- 38 --
0-4 years 8,816 7.7 17,630 7.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 9,119 8.0 16,822 7.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 8,366 7.3 15,029 6.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 7,813 6.8 14,077 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 8,324 7.3 16,644 7.3 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 9,790 8.5 21,707 9.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 9,760 8.5 21,329 9.3 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8,450 7.4 18,012 7.9 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 8,136 7.1 16,615 7.3 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 8,499 7.4 16,456 7.2 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 7,848 6.9 14,854 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 6,704 5.9 12,886 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 5,309 4.6 10,407 4.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 3,530 3.1 7,364 3.2 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,052 1.8 4,300 1.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,089 1.0 2,516 1.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 573 0.5 1,258 0.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 380 0.3 938 0.4 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Lingiari was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 39,022 44.2 78,333 43.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3,183 3.6 6,046 3.4 608,059 3.2
Divorced 5,941 6.7 13,442 7.5 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3,141 3.6 5,622 3.1 985,204 5.2
Never married 36,960 41.9 75,917 42.3 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Lingiari aged 15 years and over, 44.2% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 27,181 40.3 58,583 41.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 10,209 15.1 22,537 15.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 30,004 44.5 60,345 42.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Lingiari, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,980 4.6 3,707 4.6 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 8,556 20.0 15,160 18.6 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,346 3.1 2,632 3.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 1,114 2.6 2,570 3.2 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 4,171 9.8 8,233 10.1 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,025 2.4 2,070 2.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,511 3.5 2,911 3.6 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,287 3.0 3,045 3.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 2,239 5.2 8,054 9.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 593 1.4 1,655 2.0 198,383 2.8
Not stated 18,934 44.3 31,342 38.5 1,707,023 23.7

In Lingiari 37.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.8% were in primary school, 15.7% in secondary school and 8.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 10,087 11.4 30,711 17.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 4,968 5.6 12,854 7.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 2,612 3.0 6,391 3.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 10,584 12.0 23,200 12.9 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 9,148 10.4 22,743 12.7 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 5,686 6.4 10,854 6.1 941,531 4.9
Year 10 10,101 11.4 17,509 9.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 164 0.2 226 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 107 0.1 128 0.1 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 10,752 12.2 15,473 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 1,465 1.7 1,870 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 20,675 23.4 33,298 18.6 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Lingiari, 10.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 35,617 25.6 37,562 12.8 144,173 0.5
Australian 28,966 20.8 65,433 22.4 7,298,243 23.3
English 22,434 16.1 54,967 18.8 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 7,290 5.2 18,469 6.3 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 6,112 4.4 14,971 5.1 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Lingiari were Australian Aboriginal 25.6%, Australian 20.8%, English 16.1%, Irish 5.2% and Scottish 4.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Lingiari (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 87,400 76.3 157,531 68.8 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 2,169 1.9 4,636 2.0 518,466 2.2
England 2,008 1.8 5,583 2.4 907,570 3.9
Philippines 1,179 1.0 5,914 2.6 232,386 1.0
India 957 0.8 3,598 1.6 455,389 1.9
United States of America 806 0.7 1,211 0.5 86,125 0.4

In Lingiari, 76.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.9%, England 1.8%, Philippines 1.0%, India 0.8% and United States of America 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 16,125 14.1 54,687 23.9 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3,963 3.5 10,761 4.7 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 3,406 3.0 9,473 4.1 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 73,721 64.4 124,021 54.2 11,070,538 47.3

In Lingiari, 64.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 77,854 68.0 134,515 58.8 12,231,150 52.3
England 3,514 3.1 9,028 3.9 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 2,511 2.2 5,712 2.5 617,331 2.6
India 1,275 1.1 4,735 2.1 616,939 2.6
Philippines 1,233 1.1 6,443 2.8 270,177 1.2

In Lingiari, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.0%, England 3.1%, New Zealand 2.2%, India 1.1% and Philippines 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 78,094 68.2 135,595 59.3 12,643,365 54.0
England 3,329 2.9 8,560 3.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 2,519 2.2 5,569 2.4 608,329 2.6
Philippines 1,500 1.3 7,492 3.3 325,049 1.4
India 1,267 1.1 4,661 2.0 605,777 2.6

In Lingiari, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.2%, England 2.9%, New Zealand 2.2%, Philippines 1.3% and India 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 29,644 25.9 67,176 29.4 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 21,373 18.7 36,642 16.0 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 20,072 17.5 45,843 20.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 9,764 8.5 19,234 8.4 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 9,413 8.2 12,976 5.7 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Lingiari were No Religion, so described 25.9%, Not stated 18.7%, Catholic 17.5%, Anglican 8.5% and Uniting Church 8.2%. In Lingiari, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kriol 4,230 3.7 4,390 1.9 7,155 0.0
Djambarrpuyngu 4,207 3.7 4,275 1.9 4,282 0.0
Warlpiri 2,104 1.8 2,171 0.9 2,304 0.0
Murrinh Patha 1,947 1.7 1,958 0.9 1,973 0.0
Tiwi 1,857 1.6 2,006 0.9 2,040 0.0
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English only spoken at home 55,828 48.8 132,634 58.0 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 9,240 24.5 19,395 24.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Lingiari 48.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Kriol 3.7%, Djambarrpuyngu 3.7%, Warlpiri 1.8%, Murrinh Patha 1.7% and Tiwi 1.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 30,385 64.2 74,100 67.1 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 9,024 19.1 21,493 19.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3,304 7.0 7,112 6.4 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4,646 9.8 7,685 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 47,359 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lingiari. Of these 64.2% were employed full time, 19.1% were employed part-time and 9.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,842 6.7 6,735 6.6 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 2,535 5.9 6,327 6.2 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3,647 8.5 8,431 8.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 9,291 21.8 22,238 21.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 21,097 49.4 51,864 50.5 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Lingiari, 6.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 8,246 19.3 20,654 20.1 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 6,636 15.5 16,189 15.8 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 6,275 14.7 14,178 13.8 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 5,381 12.6 14,102 13.7 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 5,177 12.1 12,515 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 4,569 10.7 9,642 9.4 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,638 6.2 5,880 5.7 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 2,474 5.8 7,021 6.8 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Lingiari included Professionals 19.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Managers 12.1%, Labourers 10.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.2% and Sales Workers 5.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
State Government Administration 2,007 4.7 6,335 6.2 158,980 1.5
Local Government Administration 1,601 3.7 1,910 1.9 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 1,428 3.3 2,886 2.8 231,198 2.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,340 3.1 3,359 3.3 411,808 3.9
Accommodation 1,288 3.0 2,349 2.3 113,377 1.1

Of the employed people in Lingiari, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 4.7%, Local Government Administration 3.7%, Primary Education 3.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.1% and Accommodation 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 653 -- 871 -- 662 --
Family 1,634 -- 2,105 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,705 -- 1,983 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lingiari was $653.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 23,150 54.2 61,874 60.3 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 5,968 14.0 8,683 8.5 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 3,099 7.3 6,947 6.8 489,922 4.6
Bus 1,683 3.9 4,872 4.7 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 1,375 3.2 2,653 2.6 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 2,281 5.3 6,555 6.4 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 27,007 63.2 70,991 69.1 7,305,271 68.4

In Lingiari, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.2%, Walked only 14.0%, Car, as passenger 7.3%, Bus 3.9% and Worked at home 3.2%. On the day, 5.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 55,036 62.4 115,473 64.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 28,227 32.0 52,717 29.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 8,960 10.2 16,056 9.0 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 14,624 16.6 30,716 17.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Lingiari, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.0% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 19,300 21.9 40,921 22.8 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 21,596 24.5 46,081 25.7 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 8,668 9.8 17,083 9.5 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 5,473 6.2 11,386 6.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lingiari, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 7,969 32.7 18,138 35.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 11,287 46.3 23,815 46.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 4,596 18.8 8,558 16.6 959,543 15.8
Other family 549 2.2 1,014 2.0 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Lingiari, 46.3% were couple families with children, 32.7% were couple families without children and 18.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.9 -- 20.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.1 -- 79.5 -- 81.8

In Lingiari, 19.9% of single parents were male and 80.1% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 5,430 28.2 13,833 33.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 587 3.0 1,215 2.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,628 13.6 6,638 15.8 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 2,497 13.0 6,174 14.7 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 953 4.9 1,677 4.0 302,037 6.0
Both not working 4,291 22.3 6,100 14.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,278 6.6 2,884 6.9 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,600 8.3 3,429 8.2 311,381 6.2

In Lingiari, of couple families with children, 28.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 13.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 28,600 82.9 65,053 85.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 5,880 17.1 10,717 14.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Lingiari, 82.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 21,638 75.7 43,100 66.3 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,343 11.7 7,844 12.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,548 5.4 11,374 17.5 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 1,676 5.9 2,166 3.3 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Lingiari, 75.7% were separate houses, 11.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.4% were flats or apartments and 5.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 608 2.1 874 1.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 2,781 9.7 4,871 7.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 5,845 20.4 14,306 22.0 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 12,230 42.8 27,598 42.4 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 5,883 20.6 15,039 23.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,249 4.4 2,369 3.6 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 2.9 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 2.9 -- 2.6 --

In Lingiari, of occupied private dwellings 9.7% had 1 bedroom, 20.4% had 2 bedrooms and 42.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4,468 15.6 9,957 15.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 7,228 25.3 19,247 29.6 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 15,126 52.9 32,737 50.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 419 1.5 575 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,353 4.7 2,545 3.9 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Lingiari, 15.6% were owned outright, 25.3% were owned with a mortgage and 52.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 21,040 73.6 47,400 72.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 6,457 22.6 14,228 21.9 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,107 3.9 3,438 5.3 354,917 4.3

In Lingiari, of all households, 73.6% were family households, 22.6% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

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Household income Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.6 -- 12.6 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 19.7 -- 25.8 -- 16.4

In Lingiari, 15.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 100 -- 315 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.6 -- 90.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.4 -- 9.1 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,006 -- 2,167 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.2 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.8 -- 5.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 4,797 16.8 6,948 10.7 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 8,765 30.6 20,562 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 8,009 28.0 22,357 34.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 5,238 18.3 11,813 18.2 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,795 6.3 3,389 5.2 285,197 3.4

In Lingiari, 30.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 6,828 23.9 10,972 16.9 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 20,352 71.1 51,392 79.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,428 5.0 2,698 4.1 221,494 2.7

In Lingiari, 71.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 24,037 50.3 29,129 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 23,774 49.7 29,118 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 25 -- 23 --

In Lingiari, 50.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.7% were female. The median age was 25 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.4 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.6 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,092 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

In Lingiari, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.4 persons, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,092.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lingiari % Lingiari Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 75 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Lingiari, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $75 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.