Katherine South

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,495 people in Katherine South. Of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 28.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Katherine South was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.7% of the population.

Of people in Katherine South aged 15 years and over, 35.6% were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Katherine South, of people aged 15 years and over, 31.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Katherine South 41.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 12.8% were in primary school, 9.2% in secondary school and 7.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Katherine South, 8.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Katherine South were Australian 30.6%, English 16.9%, Irish 6.2%, Australian Aboriginal 5.0% and Scottish 4.6%.

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 Katherine South (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Katherine South, 66.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 2.2%, India 1.5%, New Zealand 1.2%, England 1.0% and Germany 0.9%.

In Katherine South, 52.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Katherine South, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.0%, Philippines 2.4%, England 2.2%, India 1.9% and New Zealand 1.7%.

In Katherine South, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 56.7%, Philippines 2.7%, England 2.6%, India 1.7% and New Zealand 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Katherine South were Not stated 29.4%, No Religion, so described 28.0%, Catholic 16.2%, Anglican 7.6% and Baptist 4.2%. In Katherine South, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Katherine South 59.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Warlpiri 2.4%, Kriol 2.2%, Tagalog 1.5%, Non-verbal, so described 1.0% and Nepali 1.0%.

Employment

There were 595 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Katherine South. Of these 72.6% were employed full time, 15.8% were employed part-time and 4.5% 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 Katherine South, 3.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Katherine South included Professionals 19.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Managers 12.1%, Labourers 10.4%, Sales Workers 7.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Katherine South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 5.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Other Social Assistance Services 4.2%, Accommodation 4.0% and State Government Administration 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Katherine South was $819.

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In Katherine South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.4%, Walked only 8.9%, Car, as passenger 7.0%, Bicycle 3.0% and Worked at home 2.5%. 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 74.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Katherine South, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.2% provided care for children and 5.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.0% 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 Katherine South, 18.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Katherine South, 37.5% were couple families with children, 39.3% were couple families without children and 22.1% were one parent families.

In Katherine South, 19.6% of single parents were male and 80.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Katherine South, of couple families with children, 35.7% had both partners employed full-time, 1.4% had both employed part-time and 17.1% 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 Katherine South, 90.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Katherine South, 56.6% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 25.1% were flats or apartments and 9.7% were other dwellings.

In Katherine South, of occupied private dwellings 17.9% had 1 bedroom, 25.0% had 2 bedrooms and 41.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Katherine South, 16.1% were owned outright, 22.7% were owned with a mortgage and 56.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Katherine South, of all households, 56.6% were family households, 37.3% were single person households and 6.1% were group households.

In Katherine South, 21.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.1% 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 Katherine South, 38.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Katherine South, 70.3% 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 Katherine South, 49.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.9% were female. The median age was 33 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 Katherine South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,136.

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

In Katherine South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $245 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,593.

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