Karama

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC70143
People 4,944
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 33
Families 1,165
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 1,785
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,796
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $360
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 2,427 49.1 118,570 51.8 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,518 50.9 110,266 48.2 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 742 15.0 58,248 25.5 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,944 people in Karama. Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 15.0% of the population.

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Age Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 33 -- 32 -- 38 --
0-4 years 378 7.6 17,630 7.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 380 7.7 16,822 7.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 396 8.0 15,029 6.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 373 7.5 14,077 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 323 6.5 16,644 7.3 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 383 7.7 21,707 9.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 399 8.1 21,329 9.3 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 373 7.5 18,012 7.9 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 346 7.0 16,615 7.3 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 329 6.6 16,456 7.2 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 326 6.6 14,854 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 353 7.1 12,886 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 242 4.9 10,407 4.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 156 3.1 7,364 3.2 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 90 1.8 4,300 1.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 56 1.1 2,516 1.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 26 0.5 1,258 0.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 27 0.5 938 0.4 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Karama was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 1,593 42.0 78,333 43.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 143 3.8 6,046 3.4 608,059 3.2
Divorced 312 8.2 13,442 7.5 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 115 3.0 5,622 3.1 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,627 42.9 75,917 42.3 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Karama aged 15 years and over, 42.0% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,322 40.8 58,583 41.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 414 12.8 22,537 15.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,508 46.5 60,345 42.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Karama, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 92 4.9 3,707 4.6 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 324 17.3 15,160 18.6 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 74 4.0 2,632 3.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 43 2.3 2,570 3.2 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 271 14.5 8,233 10.1 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 66 3.5 2,070 2.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 69 3.7 2,911 3.6 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 57 3.0 3,045 3.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 219 11.7 8,054 9.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 54 2.9 1,655 2.0 198,383 2.8
Not stated 602 32.2 31,342 38.5 1,707,023 23.7

In Karama 38.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.6% were in primary school, 22.0% in secondary school and 14.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 555 14.6 30,711 17.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 252 6.6 12,854 7.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 123 3.2 6,391 3.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 495 13.1 23,200 12.9 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 665 17.5 22,743 12.7 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 273 7.2 10,854 6.1 941,531 4.9
Year 10 404 10.7 17,509 9.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 226 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 128 0.1 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 295 7.8 15,473 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 39 1.0 1,870 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 590 15.6 33,298 18.6 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Karama, 17.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian 1,561 23.7 65,433 22.4 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,090 16.5 54,967 18.8 7,852,224 25.0
Filipino 388 5.9 6,951 2.4 304,015 1.0
Irish 339 5.1 18,469 6.3 2,388,058 7.6
Chinese 315 4.8 6,228 2.1 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Karama were Australian 23.7%, English 16.5%, Filipino 5.9%, Irish 5.1% and Chinese 4.8%.

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 Karama (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 2,908 59.2 157,531 68.8 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Philippines 328 6.7 5,914 2.6 232,386 1.0
Timor-Leste 135 2.7 1,024 0.4 9,238 0.0
Indonesia 91 1.9 1,117 0.5 73,213 0.3
India 89 1.8 3,598 1.6 455,389 1.9
England 79 1.6 5,583 2.4 907,570 3.9

In Karama, 59.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 6.7%, Timor-Leste 2.7%, Indonesia 1.9%, India 1.8% and England 1.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,906 38.5 54,687 23.9 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 289 5.8 10,761 4.7 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 251 5.1 9,473 4.1 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,903 38.4 124,021 54.2 11,070,538 47.3

In Karama, 38.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 38.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 2,160 43.9 134,515 58.8 12,231,150 52.3
Philippines 372 7.6 6,443 2.8 270,177 1.2
Timor-Leste 224 4.6 1,534 0.7 14,662 0.1
England 163 3.3 9,028 3.9 1,403,096 6.0
Greece 160 3.3 2,713 1.2 226,920 1.0

In Karama, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 43.9%, Philippines 7.6%, Timor-Leste 4.6%, England 3.3% and Greece 3.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 2,205 44.9 135,595 59.3 12,643,365 54.0
Philippines 403 8.2 7,492 3.3 325,049 1.4
Timor-Leste 227 4.6 1,665 0.7 15,386 0.1
England 145 3.0 8,560 3.7 1,302,147 5.6
Indonesia 142 2.9 1,790 0.8 103,023 0.4

In Karama, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 44.9%, Philippines 8.2%, Timor-Leste 4.6%, England 3.0% and Indonesia 2.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,285 25.9 67,176 29.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,267 25.6 45,843 20.0 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 731 14.8 36,642 16.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 286 5.8 19,234 8.4 3,101,185 13.3
Eastern Orthodox 241 4.9 4,207 1.8 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Karama were No Religion, so described 25.9%, Catholic 25.6%, Not stated 14.8%, Anglican 5.8% and Eastern Orthodox 4.9%. In Karama, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Greek 209 4.2 3,245 1.4 237,588 1.0
Tagalog 203 4.1 2,994 1.3 111,273 0.5
Indonesian 110 2.2 1,191 0.5 67,891 0.3
Filipino 99 2.0 2,045 0.9 71,220 0.3
Vietnamese 85 1.7 1,215 0.5 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 2,877 58.2 132,634 58.0 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 523 31.7 19,395 24.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Karama 58.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 4.2%, Tagalog 4.1%, Indonesian 2.2%, Filipino 2.0% and Vietnamese 1.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,550 63.8 74,100 67.1 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 593 24.4 21,493 19.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 151 6.2 7,112 6.4 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 134 5.5 7,685 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 2,428 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Karama. Of these 63.8% were employed full time, 24.4% were employed part-time and 5.5% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 195 8.5 6,735 6.6 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 197 8.6 6,327 6.2 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 192 8.4 8,431 8.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 588 25.7 22,238 21.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 967 42.3 51,864 50.5 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Karama, 8.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 370 16.1 20,654 20.1 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 363 15.8 14,102 13.7 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 347 15.1 16,189 15.8 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 311 13.5 14,178 13.8 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 256 11.1 9,642 9.4 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 242 10.5 7,021 6.8 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 204 8.9 12,515 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 162 7.1 5,880 5.7 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Karama included Professionals 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.5%, Labourers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Managers 8.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
State Government Administration 175 8.0 6,335 6.2 158,980 1.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 79 3.6 2,309 2.2 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 78 3.6 3,359 3.3 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 74 3.4 2,886 2.8 231,198 2.2
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 50 2.3 1,171 1.1 131,908 1.2

Of the employed people in Karama, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 8.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.6%, Primary Education 3.4% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 824 -- 871 -- 662 --
Family 2,015 -- 2,105 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,796 -- 1,983 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Karama was $824.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,606 70.5 61,874 60.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 151 6.6 6,947 6.8 489,922 4.6
Bus 102 4.5 4,872 4.7 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 45 2.0 2,653 2.6 503,582 4.7
Motorbike/scooter 36 1.6 1,392 1.4 64,580 0.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 131 5.7 6,555 6.4 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,801 78.6 70,991 69.1 7,305,271 68.4

In Karama, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.5%, Car, as passenger 6.6%, Bus 4.5%, Worked at home 2.0% and Motorbike/scooter 1.6%. On the day, 5.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,337 61.6 115,473 64.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,040 27.4 52,717 29.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 386 10.2 16,056 9.0 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 646 17.0 30,716 17.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Karama, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.4% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.0% 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
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 786 20.8 40,921 22.8 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 959 25.3 46,081 25.7 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 327 8.6 17,083 9.5 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 255 6.7 11,386 6.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Karama, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 308 26.4 18,138 35.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 578 49.6 23,815 46.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 255 21.9 8,558 16.6 959,543 15.8
Other family 25 2.1 1,014 2.0 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Karama, 49.6% were couple families with children, 26.4% were couple families without children and 21.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.4 -- 20.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.6 -- 79.5 -- 81.8

In Karama, 15.4% of single parents were male and 84.6% 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
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 296 32.9 13,833 33.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 40 4.4 1,215 2.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 171 19.0 6,638 15.8 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 137 15.2 6,174 14.7 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 47 5.2 1,677 4.0 302,037 6.0
Both not working 91 10.1 6,100 14.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 67 7.5 2,884 6.9 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 50 5.6 3,429 8.2 311,381 6.2

In Karama, of couple families with children, 32.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% 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.

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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 Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,459 91.2 65,053 85.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 141 8.8 10,717 14.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Karama, 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,126 77.2 43,100 66.3 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 260 17.8 7,844 12.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 68 4.7 11,374 17.5 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 5 0.3 2,166 3.3 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Karama, 77.2% were separate houses, 17.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 874 1.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 57 3.9 4,871 7.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 315 21.6 14,306 22.0 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 737 50.7 27,598 42.4 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 299 20.5 15,039 23.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 47 3.2 2,369 3.6 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 2.9 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.9 -- 2.6 --

In Karama, of occupied private dwellings 3.9% had 1 bedroom, 21.6% had 2 bedrooms and 50.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 245 16.8 9,957 15.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 591 40.6 19,247 29.6 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 567 39.0 32,737 50.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.2 575 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 49 3.4 2,545 3.9 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Karama, 16.8% were owned outright, 40.6% were owned with a mortgage and 39.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 1,114 76.6 47,400 72.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 278 19.1 14,228 21.9 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 63 4.3 3,438 5.3 354,917 4.3

In Karama, of all households, 76.6% were family households, 19.1% were single person households and 4.3% were group households.

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Household income Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.0 -- 12.6 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 21.6 -- 25.8 -- 16.4

In Karama, 13.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.6% 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 Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 360 -- 315 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.2 -- 90.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.8 -- 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 Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 2,167 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.4 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.6 -- 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 Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 95 6.5 6,948 10.7 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 455 31.1 20,562 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 520 35.6 22,357 34.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 318 21.8 11,813 18.2 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 73 5.0 3,389 5.2 285,197 3.4

In Karama, 31.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 207 14.2 10,972 16.9 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,195 82.2 51,392 79.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 52 3.6 2,698 4.1 221,494 2.7

In Karama, 82.2% 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.
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 330 44.7 29,129 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 409 55.3 29,118 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 25 -- 23 --

In Karama, 44.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.3% were female. The median age was 19 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
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,586 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

In Karama, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,586.

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
Karama % Karama Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 230 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,025 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Karama, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,025.

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.