Darwin River

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 696 people in Darwin River. Of these 54.9% were male and 45.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Darwin River was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.6% of the population.

Of people in Darwin River aged 15 years and over, 32.6% were married and 19.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Darwin River, of people aged 15 years and over, 32.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 29.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Darwin River 36.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 18.1% in secondary school and 10.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Darwin River, 11.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Darwin River were Australian 33.3%, English 29.2%, Irish 7.0%, Scottish 5.9% and German 3.8%.

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

In Darwin River, 72.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 3.1%, Vietnam 1.6%, Netherlands 0.6% and Scotland 0.4%.

In Darwin River, 57.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Darwin River, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.3%, England 6.1%, New Zealand 4.2%, Vietnam 1.9% and Scotland 1.6%.

In Darwin River, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.2%, England 8.0%, New Zealand 3.7%, Vietnam 3.1% and Netherlands 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Darwin River were No Religion, so described 42.1%, Catholic 17.0%, Not stated 15.2%, Anglican 13.3% and Uniting Church 2.9%. In Darwin River, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (48.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Darwin River 82.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Vietnamese 1.9% and Filipino 0.4%.

Employment

There were 320 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darwin River. Of these 66.2% were employed full time, 18.4% were employed part-time and 7.2% 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.

Of employed people in Darwin River, 6.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Darwin River included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.4%, Labourers 14.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.2%, Managers 12.2%, Professionals 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2% and Sales Workers 3.9%.

Of the employed people in Darwin River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 5.8%, State Government Administration 5.3%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 4.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Darwin River was $864.

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In Darwin River, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.8%, Worked at home 5.6%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Bus, car as driver 4.2% and Walked only 2.4%. On the day, 6.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Darwin River, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.0% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.2% 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 Darwin River, 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Darwin River, 41.7% were couple families with children, 46.0% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

In Darwin River, 46.2% of single parents were male and 53.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Darwin River, of couple families with children, 30.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 15.1% 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 Darwin River, 92.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Darwin River, 97.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

In Darwin River, of occupied private dwellings 14.0% had 1 bedroom, 20.9% had 2 bedrooms and 38.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Darwin River, 26.4% were owned outright, 54.0% were owned with a mortgage and 15.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Darwin River, of all households, 65.7% were family households, 31.3% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

In Darwin River, 20.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.2% 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 Darwin River, 22.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Darwin River, 77.4% 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 Darwin River, 52.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.9% were female. The median age was 17 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 Darwin River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,374.

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

In Darwin River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $353 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,492.

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