Daly River

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 127 people in Daly River. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 39.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Daly River was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.9% of the population.

Of people in Daly River aged 15 years and over, 41.7% were married and 19.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Daly River, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Daly River 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.3% were in primary school, 10.8% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Daly River, 13.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Daly River were Australian 36.7%, English 27.3%, Australian Aboriginal 9.3%, Irish 5.3% and Scottish 4.7%.

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

In Daly River, 85.7% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Daly River, 72.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Daly River, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 87.9%, England 2.6% and Italy 2.6%.

In Daly River, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 87.2% and England 3.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Daly River were No Religion, so described 39.1%, Catholic 30.5%, Not stated 7.8%, Buddhism 6.2% and Uniting Church 6.2%. In Daly River, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Daly River 74.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) 4.2%, French 2.5% and Wajarri 2.5%.

Employment

There were 52 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Daly River. Of these 55.8% were employed full time, 9.6% were employed part-time and 13.5% 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 Daly River, 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Daly River were Community and Personal Service Workers 17.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.9%, Managers 12.8%, Professionals 12.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.5%, Labourers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.4%.

Of the employed people in Daly River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 19.5%, Local Government Administration 12.2%, Market Research and Statistical Services 7.3%, Central Government Administration 7.3% and State Government Administration 7.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Daly River was $550.

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

In Daly River, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 34.2%, Walked only 26.3%, Worked at home 13.2%, Car, as passenger 7.9% and Other 7.9%. 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 45.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Daly River, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.5% provided care for children and 7.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.1% 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 Daly River, 18.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Daly River, 34.6% were couple families with children, 53.8% were couple families without children and 11.5% were one parent families.

In Daly River, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Daly River, of couple families with children, 30.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Daly River, 64.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 35.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Daly River, 74.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 25.9% were other dwellings.

In Daly River, of occupied private dwellings 9.4% had 1 bedroom, 31.2% had 2 bedrooms and 12.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Daly River, 53.1% were owned outright, 12.5% were owned with a mortgage and 12.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Daly River, of all households, 72.7% were family households, 27.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Daly River, 22.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Daly River, 23.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Daly River, 58.1% 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.

People characteristics

In Daly River, 44.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.3% 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 Daly River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,166.

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

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

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