Unincorporated NT

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,907 people in Unincorporated NT. Of these 54.7% were male and 45.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 10.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Unincorporated NT was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.8% of the population.

Of people in Unincorporated NT aged 15 years and over, 42.3% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Unincorporated NT, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Unincorporated NT 36.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.4% were in primary school, 10.7% in secondary school and 12.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Unincorporated NT, 11.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Unincorporated NT were Australian 27.5%, English 22.7%, Irish 7.0%, Scottish 6.3% and German 2.8%.

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 Unincorporated NT (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Unincorporated NT, 63.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.2%, England 2.7%, Philippines 1.3%, Japan 0.9% and India 0.8%.

In Unincorporated NT, 49.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Unincorporated NT, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 54.5%, New Zealand 5.2%, England 5.1%, Vietnam 1.2% and Philippines 1.2%.

In Unincorporated NT, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 55.8%, New Zealand 4.8%, England 4.4%, Philippines 1.7% and Vietnam 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Unincorporated NT were No Religion, so described 35.1%, Not stated 19.0%, Catholic 17.6%, Anglican 10.5% and Uniting Church 3.9%. In Unincorporated NT, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Unincorporated NT 71.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 1.1%, Japanese 0.9%, Tagalog 0.5%, Mandarin 0.5% and German 0.5%.

Employment

There were 3,749 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Unincorporated NT. Of these 74.3% were employed full time, 15.4% were employed part-time and 3.0% 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 Unincorporated NT, 5.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 62.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Unincorporated NT included Professionals 18.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.8%, Managers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Labourers 11.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.3% and Sales Workers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Unincorporated NT, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 12.1%, Bauxite Mining 6.9%, Other Metal Ore Mining 5.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.2% and State Government Administration 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Unincorporated NT was $1,086.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Unincorporated NT, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.7%, Walked only 16.1%, Car, as passenger 7.8%, Bus 4.7% and Worked at home 3.2%. On the day, 5.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Unincorporated NT, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.4% provided care for children and 5.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.6% 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 Unincorporated NT, 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Unincorporated NT, 47.3% were couple families with children, 41.2% were couple families without children and 10.4% were one parent families.

In Unincorporated NT, 38.0% of single parents were male and 62.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Unincorporated NT, of couple families with children, 39.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 19.0% 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 Unincorporated NT, 73.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.9% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Unincorporated NT, 59.5% were separate houses, 8.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 25.5% were flats or apartments and 5.5% were other dwellings.

In Unincorporated NT, of occupied private dwellings 23.8% had 1 bedroom, 19.5% had 2 bedrooms and 35.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Unincorporated NT, 12.2% were owned outright, 7.5% were owned with a mortgage and 71.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Unincorporated NT, of all households, 60.3% were family households, 34.1% were single person households and 5.6% were group households.

In Unincorporated NT, 11.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.8% 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 Unincorporated NT, 39.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Unincorporated NT, 76.0% 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 Unincorporated NT, 52.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.7% were female. The median age was 26 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Unincorporated NT, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,539.

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

In Unincorporated NT, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $97 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

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