Victoria Daly (R)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,810 people in Victoria Daly (R). Of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 64.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Victoria Daly (R) was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.7% of the population.

Of people in Victoria Daly (R) aged 15 years and over, 42.6% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Victoria Daly (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 37.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Victoria Daly (R) 38.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 9.9% in secondary school and 3.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Victoria Daly (R), 6.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Victoria Daly (R) were Australian Aboriginal 44.7%, Australian 17.7%, English 10.5%, Scottish 3.5% and Irish 2.7%.

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 Victoria Daly (R) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Victoria Daly (R), 82.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 0.8%, New Zealand 0.6%, United States of America 0.3%, India 0.2% and Thailand 0.2%.

In Victoria Daly (R), 75.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Victoria Daly (R), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.8%, England 1.3%, New Zealand 0.7%, France 0.2% and Austria 0.2%.

In Victoria Daly (R), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.9%, England 1.1%, New Zealand 1.0%, India 0.2% and Indonesia 0.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Victoria Daly (R) were Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 22.3%, Not stated 21.0%, No Religion, so described 18.3%, Catholic 16.9% and Anglican 5.8%. In Victoria Daly (R), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (47.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Victoria Daly (R) 34.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Gurindji 12.1%, Kriol 11.2%, Ngarinyman 6.9%, Gudanji 1.6% and Bilinarra 1.3%.

Employment

There were 889 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Victoria Daly (R). Of these 57.4% were employed full time, 19.3% were employed part-time and 16.9% 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.

Of employed people in Victoria Daly (R), 8.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Victoria Daly (R) included Labourers 19.0%, Professionals 18.0%, Managers 16.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7% and Sales Workers 3.2%.

Of the employed people in Victoria Daly (R), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 22.9%, Local Government Administration 7.7%, Primary Education 6.3%, Accommodation 4.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Victoria Daly (R) was $376.

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In Victoria Daly (R), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 39.6%, Car, as driver 26.9%, Car, as passenger 7.7%, Other 7.5% and Worked at home 6.0%. On the day, 1.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 35.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Victoria Daly (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 59.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.1% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Victoria Daly (R), 21.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Victoria Daly (R), 43.5% were couple families with children, 30.6% were couple families without children and 23.5% were one parent families.

In Victoria Daly (R), 11.0% of single parents were male and 89.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Victoria Daly (R), of couple families with children, 18.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 7.0% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Victoria Daly (R), 73.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Victoria Daly (R), 80.6% were separate houses, 6.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats or apartments and 9.7% were other dwellings.

In Victoria Daly (R), of occupied private dwellings 12.2% had 1 bedroom, 24.0% had 2 bedrooms and 44.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 3.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Victoria Daly (R), 14.4% were owned outright, 2.8% were owned with a mortgage and 74.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Victoria Daly (R), of all households, 67.2% were family households, 30.0% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Victoria Daly (R), 29.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Victoria Daly (R), 33.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Victoria Daly (R), 49.3% 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.

People characteristics

In Victoria Daly (R), 49.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.5% were female. The median age was 23 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.

In Victoria Daly (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.5 persons, with 1.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $817.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Victoria Daly (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $60 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)