Mataranka

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC70179
People 350
Male 56.3%
Female 43.7%
Median age 46
Families 78
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.5
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 356
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,263
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent $0
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
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 197 56.3 118,570 51.8 11,546,638 49.3
Female 153 43.7 110,266 48.2 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 104 29.5 58,248 25.5 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 350 people in Mataranka. Of these 56.3% were male and 43.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 29.5% of the population.

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Age Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 32 -- 38 --
0-4 years 16 4.6 17,630 7.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 20 5.7 16,822 7.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 9 2.6 15,029 6.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 14 4.0 14,077 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 21 6.0 16,644 7.3 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 15 4.3 21,707 9.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 12 3.4 21,329 9.3 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 22 6.3 18,012 7.9 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 20 5.7 16,615 7.3 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 34 9.7 16,456 7.2 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 37 10.5 14,854 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 42 12.0 12,886 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 27 7.7 10,407 4.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 29 8.3 7,364 3.2 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 18 5.1 4,300 1.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 12 3.4 2,516 1.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 0.9 1,258 0.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 938 0.4 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mataranka was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 166 54.4 78,333 43.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 10 3.3 6,046 3.4 608,059 3.2
Divorced 33 10.8 13,442 7.5 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 14 4.6 5,622 3.1 985,204 5.2
Never married 82 26.9 75,917 42.3 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mataranka aged 15 years and over, 54.4% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 100 44.2 58,583 41.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 30 13.3 22,537 15.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 96 42.5 60,345 42.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Mataranka, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 2.3 3,707 4.6 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 22 16.9 15,160 18.6 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 2,632 3.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 2,570 3.2 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 5 3.8 8,233 10.1 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 2,070 2.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 2,911 3.6 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 3,045 3.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.3 8,054 9.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 2.3 1,655 2.0 198,383 2.8
Not stated 94 72.3 31,342 38.5 1,707,023 23.7

In Mataranka 37.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.8% were in primary school, 2.3% in secondary school and 2.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 20 6.6 30,711 17.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 16 5.3 12,854 7.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 9 3.0 6,391 3.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 23 7.6 23,200 12.9 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 21 7.0 22,743 12.7 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 16 5.3 10,854 6.1 941,531 4.9
Year 10 47 15.6 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 36 11.9 15,473 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 9 3.0 1,870 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 101 33.4 33,298 18.6 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mataranka, 7.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian 90 21.8 65,433 22.4 7,298,243 23.3
Australian Aboriginal 82 19.9 37,562 12.8 144,173 0.5
English 71 17.2 54,967 18.8 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 30 7.3 18,469 6.3 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 27 6.5 14,971 5.1 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Mataranka were Australian 21.8%, Australian Aboriginal 19.9%, English 17.2%, Irish 7.3% and Scottish 6.5%.

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

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Country of birth Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 241 70.3 157,531 68.8 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 8 2.3 4,636 2.0 518,466 2.2
England 7 2.0 5,583 2.4 907,570 3.9
France 3 0.9 390 0.2 31,120 0.1
Estonia 3 0.9 63 0.0 2,386 0.0

In Mataranka, 70.3% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.3%, England 2.0%, France 0.9% and Estonia 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 30 8.5 54,687 23.9 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 11 3.1 10,761 4.7 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 11 3.1 9,473 4.1 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 200 56.5 124,021 54.2 11,070,538 47.3

In Mataranka, 56.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 218 64.5 134,515 58.8 12,231,150 52.3
England 9 2.7 9,028 3.9 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 7 2.1 5,712 2.5 617,331 2.6
Ireland 3 0.9 1,711 0.7 169,273 0.7
France 3 0.9 462 0.2 40,804 0.2

In Mataranka, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.5%, England 2.7%, New Zealand 2.1%, Ireland 0.9% and France 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 212 63.1 135,595 59.3 12,643,365 54.0
England 13 3.9 8,560 3.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 4 1.2 5,569 2.4 608,329 2.6
France 3 0.9 473 0.2 40,204 0.2
Estonia 3 0.9 91 0.0 4,996 0.0

In Mataranka, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.1%, England 3.9%, New Zealand 1.2%, France 0.9% and Estonia 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Not stated 162 46.7 36,642 16.0 2,238,735 9.6
No Religion, so described 84 24.2 67,176 29.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 37 10.7 45,843 20.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 34 9.8 19,234 8.4 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 10 2.9 12,976 5.7 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Mataranka were Not stated 46.7%, No Religion, so described 24.2%, Catholic 10.7%, Anglican 9.8% and Uniting Church 2.9%. In Mataranka, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kriol 51 15.0 4,390 1.9 7,155 0.0
Estonian 3 0.9 55 0.0 1,844 0.0
French 3 0.9 646 0.3 70,873 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 170 50.1 132,634 58.0 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 27 7.7 19,395 24.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Mataranka 50.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Kriol 15.0%, Estonian 0.9% and French 0.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 75 60.0 74,100 67.1 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 21 16.8 21,493 19.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 17 13.6 7,112 6.4 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 12 9.6 7,685 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 125 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mataranka. Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 16.8% were employed part-time and 9.6% 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
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 11 9.6 6,735 6.6 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 5 4.4 6,327 6.2 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3 2.6 8,431 8.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 25 21.9 22,238 21.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 54 47.4 51,864 50.5 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mataranka, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 26 23.4 20,654 20.1 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 22 19.8 9,642 9.4 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 16 14.4 12,515 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 15 13.5 14,102 13.7 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 10 9.0 14,178 13.8 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 6 5.4 5,880 5.7 670,106 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 5 4.5 16,189 15.8 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 3 2.7 7,021 6.8 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Mataranka included Professionals 23.4%, Labourers 19.8%, Managers 14.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.5% and Sales Workers 2.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 14 15.7 1,910 1.9 142,724 1.3
Accommodation 10 11.2 2,349 2.3 113,377 1.1
Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 9 10.1 141 0.1 14,911 0.1
Cement and Lime Manufacturing 6 6.7 18 0.0 2,391 0.0
Primary Education 6 6.7 2,886 2.8 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Mataranka, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 15.7%, Accommodation 11.2%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 10.1%, Cement and Lime Manufacturing 6.7% and Primary Education 6.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 478 -- 871 -- 662 --
Family 1,174 -- 2,105 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,263 -- 1,983 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mataranka was $478.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 48 45.7 61,874 60.3 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 19 18.1 8,683 8.5 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 11 10.5 6,947 6.8 489,922 4.6
Bus 3 2.9 4,872 4.7 323,201 3.0
Other 3 2.9 1,197 1.2 73,512 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 4 3.5 6,555 6.4 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 60 54.1 70,991 69.1 7,305,271 68.4

In Mataranka, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 45.7%, Walked only 18.1%, Car, as passenger 10.5%, Bus 2.9% and Other 2.9%. On the day, 3.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 54.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 148 48.5 115,473 64.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 61 20.5 52,717 29.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 12 3.9 16,056 9.0 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 58 19.5 30,716 17.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Mataranka, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.5% provided care for children and 3.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.5% 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
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 49 15.7 40,921 22.8 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 51 16.3 46,081 25.7 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 36 11.5 17,083 9.5 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 20 6.4 11,386 6.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mataranka, 16.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 40 55.6 18,138 35.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 25 34.7 23,815 46.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 4 5.6 8,558 16.6 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 4.2 1,014 2.0 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mataranka, 34.7% were couple families with children, 55.6% were couple families without children and 5.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 20.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 100.0 -- 79.5 -- 81.8

In Mataranka, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% 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
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 10 14.9 13,833 33.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 1,215 2.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 9 13.4 6,638 15.8 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 7 10.4 6,174 14.7 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 0 0.0 1,677 4.0 302,037 6.0
Both not working 19 28.4 6,100 14.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 10 14.9 2,884 6.9 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 12 17.9 3,429 8.2 311,381 6.2

In Mataranka, of couple families with children, 14.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 13.4% 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 Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 114 91.9 65,053 85.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 10 8.1 10,717 14.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Mataranka, 91.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 50 43.9 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 0 0.0 11,374 17.5 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 58 50.9 2,166 3.3 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mataranka, 43.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 50.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 18 16.1 874 1.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 22 19.6 4,871 7.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 21 18.8 14,306 22.0 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 23 20.5 27,598 42.4 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 7 6.2 15,039 23.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 21 18.8 2,369 3.6 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 1.7 -- 2.9 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.9 -- 2.6 --

In Mataranka, of occupied private dwellings 19.6% had 1 bedroom, 18.8% had 2 bedrooms and 20.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.7. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 35 29.2 9,957 15.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 16 13.3 19,247 29.6 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 35 29.2 32,737 50.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 10 8.3 575 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 24 20.0 2,545 3.9 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mataranka, 29.2% were owned outright, 13.3% were owned with a mortgage and 29.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 68 57.6 47,400 72.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 50 42.4 14,228 21.9 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 3,438 5.3 354,917 4.3

In Mataranka, of all households, 57.6% were family households, 42.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.0 -- 12.6 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.8 -- 25.8 -- 16.4

In Mataranka, 28.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.8% 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 Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 0 -- 315 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.3 -- 90.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.7 -- 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 Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 867 -- 2,167 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.6 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.4 -- 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 Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 19 16.8 6,948 10.7 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 34 30.1 20,562 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 23 20.4 22,357 34.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 13 11.5 11,813 18.2 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 24 21.2 3,389 5.2 285,197 3.4

In Mataranka, 30.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 20 18.2 10,972 16.9 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 66 60.0 51,392 79.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 24 21.8 2,698 4.1 221,494 2.7

In Mataranka, 60.0% 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.
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 56 50.5 29,129 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 55 49.5 29,118 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 45 -- 25 -- 23 --

In Mataranka, 50.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.5% were female. The median age was 45 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
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 2.2 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,041 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

In Mataranka, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 2.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,041.

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
Mataranka % Mataranka Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Mataranka, 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)

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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.