Darwin City

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC70073
People 6,464
Male 56.2%
Female 43.8%
Median age 32
Families 1,239
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.4
for all households (a) 0.2
All private dwellings 3,599
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $2,264
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $500
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3

(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
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 3,636 56.2 118,570 51.8 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,836 43.8 110,266 48.2 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 217 3.4 58,248 25.5 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,464 people in Darwin City. Of these 56.2% were male and 43.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population.

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Age Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 32 -- 32 -- 38 --
0-4 years 278 4.3 17,630 7.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 148 2.3 16,822 7.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 108 1.7 15,029 6.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 121 1.9 14,077 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 656 10.1 16,644 7.3 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,281 19.8 21,707 9.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,058 16.4 21,329 9.3 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 633 9.8 18,012 7.9 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 375 5.8 16,615 7.3 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 441 6.8 16,456 7.2 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 385 6.0 14,854 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 367 5.7 12,886 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 276 4.3 10,407 4.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 181 2.8 7,364 3.2 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 86 1.3 4,300 1.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 38 0.6 2,516 1.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 17 0.3 1,258 0.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 19 0.3 938 0.4 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Darwin City was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 2,181 36.8 78,333 43.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 177 3.0 6,046 3.4 608,059 3.2
Divorced 458 7.7 13,442 7.5 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 74 1.2 5,622 3.1 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,038 51.2 75,917 42.3 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Darwin City aged 15 years and over, 36.8% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,383 33.0 58,583 41.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 801 19.1 22,537 15.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,006 47.9 60,345 42.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Darwin City, of people aged 15 years and over, 33.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 31 1.6 3,707 4.6 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 93 4.8 15,160 18.6 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 40 2.1 2,632 3.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 26 1.4 2,570 3.2 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 58 3.0 8,233 10.1 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 7 0.4 2,070 2.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 22 1.1 2,911 3.6 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 119 6.2 3,045 3.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 376 19.6 8,054 9.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 63 3.3 1,655 2.0 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,084 56.5 31,342 38.5 1,707,023 23.7

In Darwin City 29.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 8.5% were in primary school, 4.8% in secondary school and 25.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,830 30.9 30,711 17.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 564 9.5 12,854 7.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 187 3.2 6,391 3.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 619 10.5 23,200 12.9 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 870 14.7 22,743 12.7 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 183 3.1 10,854 6.1 941,531 4.9
Year 10 245 4.1 17,509 9.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 226 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 128 0.1 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 127 2.1 15,473 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 20 0.3 1,870 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,128 19.1 33,298 18.6 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Darwin City, 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
English 1,608 19.7 54,967 18.8 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,173 14.4 65,433 22.4 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 721 8.8 18,469 6.3 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 464 5.7 14,971 5.1 2,023,470 6.4
Chinese 423 5.2 6,228 2.1 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Darwin City were English 19.7%, Australian 14.4%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 5.7% and Chinese 5.2%.

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 Darwin City (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 2,674 41.7 157,531 68.8 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 302 4.7 5,583 2.4 907,570 3.9
Philippines 213 3.3 5,914 2.6 232,386 1.0
Japan 210 3.3 474 0.2 42,421 0.2
India 183 2.9 3,598 1.6 455,389 1.9
Taiwan 181 2.8 628 0.3 46,822 0.2

In Darwin City, 41.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, Philippines 3.3%, Japan 3.3%, India 2.9% and Taiwan 2.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,950 45.6 54,687 23.9 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 258 4.0 10,761 4.7 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 260 4.0 9,473 4.1 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,907 29.5 124,021 54.2 11,070,538 47.3

In Darwin City, 29.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 45.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 2,172 33.6 134,515 58.8 12,231,150 52.3
England 361 5.6 9,028 3.9 1,403,096 6.0
India 225 3.5 4,735 2.1 616,939 2.6
Japan 209 3.2 479 0.2 44,273 0.2
Philippines 207 3.2 6,443 2.8 270,177 1.2

In Darwin City, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 33.6%, England 5.6%, India 3.5%, Japan 3.2% and Philippines 3.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 2,173 33.4 135,595 59.3 12,643,365 54.0
England 357 5.5 8,560 3.7 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 245 3.8 7,492 3.3 325,049 1.4
India 223 3.4 4,661 2.0 605,777 2.6
Japan 211 3.2 535 0.2 60,010 0.3

In Darwin City, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 33.4%, England 5.5%, Philippines 3.8%, India 3.4% and Japan 3.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,256 34.9 67,176 29.4 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 1,228 19.0 36,642 16.0 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 1,220 18.9 45,843 20.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 407 6.3 19,234 8.4 3,101,185 13.3
Hinduism 293 4.5 3,562 1.6 440,300 1.9

The most common responses for religion in Darwin City were No Religion, so described 34.9%, Not stated 19.0%, Catholic 18.9%, Anglican 6.3% and Hinduism 4.5%. In Darwin City, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (43.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Mandarin 323 5.0 2,163 0.9 596,711 2.5
Japanese 211 3.3 506 0.2 55,966 0.2
Nepali 141 2.2 1,219 0.5 62,005 0.3
Tagalog 117 1.8 2,994 1.3 111,273 0.5
Korean 102 1.6 360 0.2 108,997 0.5
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English only spoken at home 3,441 53.6 132,634 58.0 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 844 27.9 19,395 24.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Darwin City 53.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 5.0%, Japanese 3.3%, Nepali 2.2%, Tagalog 1.8% and Korean 1.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,167 75.0 74,100 67.1 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 652 15.5 21,493 19.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 225 5.3 7,112 6.4 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 176 4.2 7,685 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 4,220 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darwin City. Of these 75.0% were employed full time, 15.5% were employed part-time and 4.2% 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
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 156 3.9 6,735 6.6 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 223 5.5 6,327 6.2 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 270 6.7 8,431 8.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 804 19.9 22,238 21.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,368 58.5 51,864 50.5 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Darwin City, 3.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 58.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 952 23.5 20,654 20.1 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 649 16.1 12,515 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 623 15.4 16,189 15.8 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 542 13.4 14,178 13.8 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 481 11.9 14,102 13.7 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 365 9.0 9,642 9.4 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 236 5.8 7,021 6.8 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 132 3.3 5,880 5.7 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Darwin City included Professionals 23.5%, Managers 16.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Labourers 9.0%, Sales Workers 5.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Defence 340 8.6 4,796 4.7 75,462 0.7
Accommodation 246 6.2 2,349 2.3 113,377 1.1
State Government Administration 235 5.9 6,335 6.2 158,980 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 178 4.5 1,558 1.5 253,385 2.4
Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services 170 4.3 1,797 1.7 76,325 0.7

Of the employed people in Darwin City, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 8.6%, Accommodation 6.2%, State Government Administration 5.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.5% and Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services 4.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 1,193 -- 871 -- 662 --
Family 2,595 -- 2,105 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,264 -- 1,983 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Darwin City was $1,193.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,700 42.2 61,874 60.3 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 866 21.5 8,683 8.5 370,427 3.5
Bus 449 11.2 4,872 4.7 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 239 5.9 6,947 6.8 489,922 4.6
Bicycle 140 3.5 2,552 2.5 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 532 13.2 6,555 6.4 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,032 50.2 70,991 69.1 7,305,271 68.4

In Darwin City, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 42.2%, Walked only 21.5%, Bus 11.2%, Car, as passenger 5.9% and Bicycle 3.5%. On the day, 13.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 50.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,350 56.5 115,473 64.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 803 13.5 52,717 29.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 258 4.3 16,056 9.0 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 800 13.5 30,716 17.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Darwin City, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 13.5% provided care for children and 4.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.5% 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
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,528 25.8 40,921 22.8 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,339 22.6 46,081 25.7 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 287 4.8 17,083 9.5 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 195 3.3 11,386 6.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Darwin City, 22.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 790 64.0 18,138 35.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 335 27.1 23,815 46.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 85 6.9 8,558 16.6 959,543 15.8
Other family 25 2.0 1,014 2.0 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Darwin City, 27.1% were couple families with children, 64.0% were couple families without children and 6.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 29.1 -- 20.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 70.9 -- 79.5 -- 81.8

In Darwin City, 29.1% of single parents were male and 70.9% 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
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 456 40.1 13,833 33.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 35 3.1 1,215 2.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 171 15.0 6,638 15.8 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 234 20.6 6,174 14.7 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 23 2.0 1,677 4.0 302,037 6.0
Both not working 54 4.7 6,100 14.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 68 6.0 2,884 6.9 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 96 8.4 3,429 8.2 311,381 6.2

In Darwin City, of couple families with children, 40.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 15.0% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,337 79.3 65,053 85.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 611 20.7 10,717 14.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Darwin City, 79.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 31 1.3 43,100 66.3 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 7,844 12.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,277 97.4 11,374 17.5 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 10 0.4 2,166 3.3 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Darwin City, 1.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 97.4% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 35 1.5 874 1.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 473 20.3 4,871 7.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 942 40.4 14,306 22.0 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 756 32.4 27,598 42.4 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 38 1.6 15,039 23.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 89 3.8 2,369 3.6 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.1 -- 2.9 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.9 -- 2.6 --

In Darwin City, of occupied private dwellings 20.3% had 1 bedroom, 40.4% had 2 bedrooms and 32.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 161 6.9 9,957 15.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 371 15.9 19,247 29.6 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,706 73.2 32,737 50.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 13 0.6 575 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 81 3.5 2,545 3.9 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Darwin City, 6.9% were owned outright, 15.9% were owned with a mortgage and 73.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 1,224 52.3 47,400 72.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 867 37.1 14,228 21.9 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 249 10.6 3,438 5.3 354,917 4.3

In Darwin City, of all households, 52.3% were family households, 37.1% were single person households and 10.6% were group households.

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Household income Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 6.1 -- 12.6 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 33.4 -- 25.8 -- 16.4

In Darwin City, 6.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 33.4% 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 Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 500 -- 315 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 80.1 -- 90.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 19.9 -- 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 Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 2,167 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.0 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.0 -- 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 Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 333 14.3 6,948 10.7 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,138 48.8 20,562 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 635 27.3 22,357 34.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 121 5.2 11,813 18.2 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 103 4.4 3,389 5.2 285,197 3.4

In Darwin City, 48.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 242 10.4 10,972 16.9 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,999 85.8 51,392 79.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 89 3.8 2,698 4.1 221,494 2.7

In Darwin City, 85.8% 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.
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 104 48.1 29,129 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 112 51.9 29,118 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 37 -- 25 -- 23 --

In Darwin City, 48.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.9% were female. The median age was 37 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,312 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

In Darwin City, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,312.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Darwin City % Darwin City Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 328 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,574 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Darwin City, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $328 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,574.

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

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.