West 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 3,166 people in West Daly (R). Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 91.0% of the population.

The median age of people in West Daly (R) was 24 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 32.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 2.0% of the population.

Of people in West Daly (R) aged 15 years and over, 30.8% were married and 3.9% were either divorced or separated.

In West Daly (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 23.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 24.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In West Daly (R) 38.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.3% were in primary school, 19.7% in secondary school and 2.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in West Daly (R), 9.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 4.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Daly (R) were Australian Aboriginal 79.6%, Australian 5.1%, English 3.1%, Irish 1.6% and Scottish 0.5%.

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

In West Daly (R), 94.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 0.6%, Korea, Republic of (South) 0.2%, England 0.1%, Scotland 0.1% and Philippines 0.1%.

In West Daly (R), 87.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 1.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In West Daly (R), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 90.1%, New Zealand 0.5%, England 0.3%, Ireland 0.1% and Scotland 0.1%.

In West Daly (R), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 88.6%, New Zealand 0.5%, England 0.3%, Ireland 0.1% and United States of America 0.1%.

The most common responses for religion in West Daly (R) were Catholic 72.1%, Not stated 12.7%, No Religion, so described 9.9%, Christian, nfd 3.3% and Anglican 0.8%. In West Daly (R), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (87.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In West Daly (R) 8.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Murrinh Patha 61.0%, Kriol 6.0%, Marra 0.4%, Marrithiyel 0.3% and Meriam Mir 0.3%.

Employment

There were 791 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Daly (R). Of these 40.1% were employed full time, 12.6% were employed part-time and 42.6% 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 West Daly (R), 4.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in West Daly (R) included Professionals 28.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 22.3%, Labourers 13.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.4%, Sales Workers 6.8%, Managers 6.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.3%.

Of the employed people in West Daly (R), the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 12.5%, Local Government Administration 10.5%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 9.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.7% and State Government Administration 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Daly (R) was $239.

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In West Daly (R), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 48.3%, Car, as driver 17.8%, Car, as passenger 16.7%, Bus 7.7% and Other 1.4%. On the day, 8.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 36.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Daly (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 58.8% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.9% 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 West Daly (R), 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Daly (R), 55.7% were couple families with children, 15.2% were couple families without children and 26.5% were one parent families.

In West Daly (R), 13.8% of single parents were male and 86.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In West Daly (R), of couple families with children, 11.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.1% had both employed part-time and 3.1% 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 West Daly (R), 85.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in West Daly (R), 78.2% were separate houses, 19.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.7% were flats or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

In West Daly (R), of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 29.6% had 2 bedrooms and 49.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 5.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in West Daly (R), 2.9% were owned outright, 2.2% were owned with a mortgage and 89.7% were rented.

Household composition

In West Daly (R), of all households, 89.7% were family households, 8.7% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

In West Daly (R), 25.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.3% 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 West Daly (R), 29.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 7.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In West Daly (R), 37.5% 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 West Daly (R), 49.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.0% were female. The median age was 22 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 West Daly (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 6 persons, with 2.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $891.

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

In West 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 $355.

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