Ngukurr

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC70207
People 1,149
Male 50.7%
Female 49.3%
Median age 23
Families 218
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.6
for all households (a) 1.7
All private dwellings 178
Average people per household 6
Median weekly household income $1,286
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $62
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5

(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
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 586 50.7 118,570 51.8 11,546,638 49.3
Female 570 49.3 110,266 48.2 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,079 93.4 58,248 25.5 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,149 people in Ngukurr. Of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 93.4% of the population.

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Age Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 23 -- 32 -- 38 --
0-4 years 122 10.6 17,630 7.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 125 10.8 16,822 7.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 126 10.9 15,029 6.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 142 12.3 14,077 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 92 8.0 16,644 7.3 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 103 8.9 21,707 9.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 98 8.5 21,329 9.3 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 79 6.8 18,012 7.9 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 70 6.1 16,615 7.3 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 67 5.8 16,456 7.2 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 31 2.7 14,854 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 49 4.2 12,886 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 31 2.7 10,407 4.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 16 1.4 7,364 3.2 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3 0.3 4,300 1.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 0 0.0 2,516 1.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 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 Ngukurr was 23 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 32.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 1.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 421 53.8 78,333 43.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 18 2.3 6,046 3.4 608,059 3.2
Divorced 33 4.2 13,442 7.5 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 42 5.4 5,622 3.1 985,204 5.2
Never married 268 34.3 75,917 42.3 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Ngukurr aged 15 years and over, 53.8% were married and 7.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 292 43.7 58,583 41.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 31 4.6 22,537 15.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 345 51.6 60,345 42.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Ngukurr, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 29 5.5 3,707 4.6 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 131 24.6 15,160 18.6 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 6 1.1 2,632 3.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 6 1.1 2,570 3.2 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 82 15.4 8,233 10.1 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 26 4.9 2,070 2.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 4 0.8 2,911 3.6 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3 0.6 3,045 3.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 0.8 8,054 9.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 0.6 1,655 2.0 198,383 2.8
Not stated 238 44.7 31,342 38.5 1,707,023 23.7

In Ngukurr 46.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.9% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 1.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 33 4.2 30,711 17.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 16 2.0 12,854 7.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 10 1.3 6,391 3.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 34 4.3 23,200 12.9 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 49 6.2 22,743 12.7 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 58 7.4 10,854 6.1 941,531 4.9
Year 10 63 8.0 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 142 18.1 15,473 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 17 2.2 1,870 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 347 44.3 33,298 18.6 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Ngukurr, 6.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 972 82.9 37,562 12.8 144,173 0.5
Australian 44 3.8 65,433 22.4 7,298,243 23.3
English 32 2.7 54,967 18.8 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 10 0.9 18,469 6.3 2,388,058 7.6
German 5 0.4 8,737 3.0 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Ngukurr were Australian Aboriginal 82.9%, Australian 3.8%, English 2.7%, Irish 0.9% and German 0.4%.

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

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Country of birth Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 1,102 96.2 157,531 68.8 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 4 0.3 4,636 2.0 518,466 2.2

In Ngukurr, 96.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was New Zealand 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 14 1.2 54,687 23.9 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3 0.3 10,761 4.7 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 0 0.0 9,473 4.1 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,029 89.4 124,021 54.2 11,070,538 47.3

In Ngukurr, 89.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 1.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 1,064 92.9 134,515 58.8 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 3 0.3 5,712 2.5 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3 0.3 1,327 0.6 177,536 0.8
England 3 0.3 9,028 3.9 1,403,096 6.0

In Ngukurr, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 92.9%, New Zealand 0.3%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.3% and England 0.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 1,030 90.1 135,595 59.3 12,643,365 54.0
England 5 0.4 8,560 3.7 1,302,147 5.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3 0.3 1,157 0.5 155,231 0.7

In Ngukurr, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 90.1%, England 0.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Not stated 537 46.6 36,642 16.0 2,238,735 9.6
No Religion, so described 342 29.7 67,176 29.4 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 241 20.9 19,234 8.4 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 14 1.2 45,843 20.0 5,291,834 22.6
Other Protestant 12 1.0 2,565 1.1 108,307 0.5

The most common responses for religion in Ngukurr were Not stated 46.6%, No Religion, so described 29.7%, Anglican 20.9%, Catholic 1.2% and Other Protestant 1.0%. In Ngukurr, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (55.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kriol 841 72.4 4,390 1.9 7,155 0.0
Djambarrpuyngu 13 1.1 4,275 1.9 4,282 0.0
Anindilyakwa 4 0.3 1,458 0.6 1,484 0.0
Murrinh Patha 4 0.3 1,958 0.9 1,973 0.0
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English only spoken at home 85 7.3 132,634 58.0 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 123 73.7 19,395 24.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Ngukurr 7.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Kriol 72.4%, Djambarrpuyngu 1.1%, Anindilyakwa 0.3% and Murrinh Patha 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 66 24.3 74,100 67.1 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 58 21.3 21,493 19.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 71 26.1 7,112 6.4 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 77 28.3 7,685 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 272 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ngukurr. Of these 24.3% were employed full time, 21.3% were employed part-time and 28.3% 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
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 39 19.7 6,735 6.6 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 5 2.5 6,327 6.2 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 14 7.1 8,431 8.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 23 11.6 22,238 21.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 46 23.2 51,864 50.5 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Ngukurr, 19.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 2.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 23.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 54 28.6 20,654 20.1 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 29 15.3 14,178 13.8 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 22 11.6 9,642 9.4 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 11 5.8 12,515 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 11 5.8 5,880 5.7 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9 4.8 14,102 13.7 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 7 3.7 16,189 15.8 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 7 3.7 7,021 6.8 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Ngukurr included Professionals 28.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.3%, Labourers 11.6%, Managers 5.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 3.7% and Sales Workers 3.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 25 15.9 1,910 1.9 142,724 1.3
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 14 8.9 1,516 1.5 122,286 1.1
Creative Artists, Musicians, Writers and Performers 8 5.1 244 0.2 20,801 0.2
Labour Supply Services 7 4.5 403 0.4 37,839 0.4
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 4 2.5 988 1.0 44,309 0.4

Of the employed people in Ngukurr, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 15.9%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 8.9%, Creative Artists, Musicians, Writers and Performers 5.1%, Labour Supply Services 4.5% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 256 -- 871 -- 662 --
Family 561 -- 2,105 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,286 -- 1,983 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ngukurr was $256.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Walked only 86 44.3 8,683 8.5 370,427 3.5
Car, as driver 45 23.2 61,874 60.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 29 14.9 6,947 6.8 489,922 4.6
Bus 4 2.1 4,872 4.7 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4 2.1 6,555 6.4 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 75 39.1 70,991 69.1 7,305,271 68.4

In Ngukurr, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 44.3%, Car, as driver 23.2%, Car, as passenger 14.9% and Bus 2.1%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 39.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 431 55.4 115,473 64.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 397 50.6 52,717 29.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 56 7.2 16,056 9.0 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 81 10.4 30,716 17.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Ngukurr, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 50.6% provided care for children and 7.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.4% 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
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 274 35.2 40,921 22.8 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 67 8.6 46,081 25.7 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 77 9.9 17,083 9.5 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 13 1.7 11,386 6.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Ngukurr, 8.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 1.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 45 20.1 18,138 35.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 114 50.9 23,815 46.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 56 25.0 8,558 16.6 959,543 15.8
Other family 9 4.0 1,014 2.0 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Ngukurr, 50.9% were couple families with children, 20.1% were couple families without children and 25.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.7 -- 20.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.3 -- 79.5 -- 81.8

In Ngukurr, 20.7% of single parents were male and 79.3% 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
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 10 6.5 13,833 33.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 5 3.2 1,215 2.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 3 1.9 6,638 15.8 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 8 5.2 6,174 14.7 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 15 9.7 1,677 4.0 302,037 6.0
Both not working 76 49.4 6,100 14.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 21 13.6 2,884 6.9 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 16 10.4 3,429 8.2 311,381 6.2

In Ngukurr, of couple families with children, 6.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 1.9% 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 Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 146 92.4 65,053 85.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 12 7.6 10,717 14.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Ngukurr, 92.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 110 75.3 43,100 66.3 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 32 21.9 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 0 0.0 2,166 3.3 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Ngukurr, 75.3% were separate houses, 21.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 874 1.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 7 4.6 4,871 7.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 46 30.1 14,306 22.0 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 64 41.8 27,598 42.4 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 26 17.0 15,039 23.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 10 6.5 2,369 3.6 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 2.9 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 6 -- 2.9 -- 2.6 --

In Ngukurr, of occupied private dwellings 4.6% had 1 bedroom, 30.1% had 2 bedrooms and 41.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 9,957 15.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 19,247 29.6 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 123 83.1 32,737 50.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 2.0 575 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 22 14.9 2,545 3.9 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Ngukurr, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 83.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 132 93.0 47,400 72.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 10 7.0 14,228 21.9 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 3,438 5.3 354,917 4.3

In Ngukurr, of all households, 93.0% were family households, 7.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.9 -- 12.6 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.1 -- 25.8 -- 16.4

In Ngukurr, 13.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.1% 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 Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 62 -- 315 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.9 -- 90.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.1 -- 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 Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 77 53.1 6,948 10.7 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 33 22.8 20,562 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 9 6.2 22,357 34.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 8 5.5 11,813 18.2 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 18 12.4 3,389 5.2 285,197 3.4

In Ngukurr, 22.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 6.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 50 33.3 10,972 16.9 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 77 51.3 51,392 79.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 23 15.3 2,698 4.1 221,494 2.7

In Ngukurr, 51.3% 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.

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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.
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 548 51.0 29,129 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 526 49.0 29,118 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 25 -- 23 --

In Ngukurr, 51.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.0% were female. The median age was 21 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
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 6.5 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 2.4 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,100 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

In Ngukurr, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 6.5 persons, with 2.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,100.

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
Ngukurr % Ngukurr Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 78 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Ngukurr, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $78 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)

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.