Tablelands (NT)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC70247
People 210
Male 51.6%
Female 48.4%
Median age 25
Families 41
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.5
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 160
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $1,187
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,196
Median weekly rent $0
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 110 51.6 118,570 51.8 11,546,638 49.3
Female 103 48.4 110,266 48.2 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 102 48.6 58,248 25.5 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 210 people in Tablelands (NT). Of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 48.6% of the population.

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Age Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 25 -- 32 -- 38 --
0-4 years 22 10.1 17,630 7.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 22 10.1 16,822 7.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 14 6.4 15,029 6.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 17 7.8 14,077 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 30 13.8 16,644 7.3 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 27 12.4 21,707 9.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 12 5.5 21,329 9.3 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 6 2.8 18,012 7.9 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 14 6.4 16,615 7.3 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 14 6.4 16,456 7.2 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 3 1.4 14,854 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 9 4.1 12,886 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 7 3.2 10,407 4.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 15 6.9 7,364 3.2 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 6 2.8 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 Tablelands (NT) was 25 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 61 40.4 78,333 43.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3 2.0 6,046 3.4 608,059 3.2
Divorced 6 4.0 13,442 7.5 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 0 0.0 5,622 3.1 985,204 5.2
Never married 81 53.6 75,917 42.3 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Tablelands (NT) aged 15 years and over, 40.4% were married and 3.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 38 40.0 58,583 41.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 24 25.3 22,537 15.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 33 34.7 60,345 42.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Tablelands (NT), of people aged 15 years and over, 40.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 25.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 4 6.0 3,707 4.6 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 28 41.8 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 0 0.0 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 3 4.5 2,911 3.6 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 9 13.4 3,045 3.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 8,054 9.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 4 6.0 1,655 2.0 198,383 2.8
Not stated 19 28.4 31,342 38.5 1,707,023 23.7

In Tablelands (NT) 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.3% were in primary school, 4.7% in secondary school and 14.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 19 11.4 30,711 17.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 7 4.2 12,854 7.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 5 3.0 6,391 3.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 22 13.2 23,200 12.9 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 28 16.8 22,743 12.7 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 13 7.8 10,854 6.1 941,531 4.9
Year 10 22 13.2 17,509 9.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 1.8 226 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 128 0.1 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 18 10.8 15,473 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 6 3.6 1,870 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 11 6.6 33,298 18.6 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Tablelands (NT), 16.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 96 37.8 37,562 12.8 144,173 0.5
English 51 20.1 54,967 18.8 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 48 18.9 65,433 22.4 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 20 7.9 14,971 5.1 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 19 7.5 18,469 6.3 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Tablelands (NT) were Australian Aboriginal 37.8%, English 20.1%, Australian 18.9%, Scottish 7.9% and Irish 7.5%.

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 Tablelands (NT) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 190 90.5 157,531 68.8 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 3 1.4 5,583 2.4 907,570 3.9
France 3 1.4 390 0.2 31,120 0.1
Nepal 3 1.4 1,126 0.5 54,754 0.2

In Tablelands (NT), 90.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.4%, France 1.4% and Nepal 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 16 7.9 54,687 23.9 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3 1.5 10,761 4.7 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 3 1.5 9,473 4.1 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 173 85.2 124,021 54.2 11,070,538 47.3

In Tablelands (NT), 85.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 181 87.0 134,515 58.8 12,231,150 52.3
England 11 5.3 9,028 3.9 1,403,096 6.0
France 3 1.4 462 0.2 40,804 0.2
Nepal 3 1.4 1,261 0.6 60,678 0.3

In Tablelands (NT), the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 87.0%, England 5.3%, France 1.4% and Nepal 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 180 86.1 135,595 59.3 12,643,365 54.0
England 8 3.8 8,560 3.7 1,302,147 5.6
South Africa 4 1.9 1,031 0.5 193,412 0.8
New Zealand 3 1.4 5,569 2.4 608,329 2.6
France 3 1.4 473 0.2 40,204 0.2

In Tablelands (NT), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 86.1%, England 3.8%, South Africa 1.9%, New Zealand 1.4% and France 1.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Other Protestant 54 26.2 2,565 1.1 108,307 0.5
No Religion, so described 47 22.8 67,176 29.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 27 13.1 45,843 20.0 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 27 13.1 36,642 16.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 19 9.2 19,234 8.4 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Tablelands (NT) were Other Protestant 26.2%, No Religion, so described 22.8%, Catholic 13.1%, Not stated 13.1% and Anglican 9.2%. In Tablelands (NT), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Warumungu 41 19.5 302 0.1 321 0.0
Wambaya 23 11.0 60 0.0 61 0.0
French 3 1.4 646 0.3 70,873 0.3
Nepali 3 1.4 1,219 0.5 62,005 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 123 58.6 132,634 58.0 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 16 11.8 19,395 24.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Tablelands (NT) 58.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Warumungu 19.5%, Wambaya 11.0%, French 1.4% and Nepali 1.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 70 70.0 74,100 67.1 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 9 9.0 21,493 19.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 15 15.0 7,112 6.4 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 6 6.0 7,685 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 100 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tablelands (NT). Of these 70.0% were employed full time, 9.0% were employed part-time and 6.0% 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
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 3 3.2 6,735 6.6 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 4 4.3 6,327 6.2 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 0 0.0 8,431 8.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 5 5.4 22,238 21.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 63 67.7 51,864 50.5 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Tablelands (NT), 3.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 67.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Labourers 33 36.3 9,642 9.4 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 14 15.4 12,515 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 12 13.2 16,189 15.8 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 11 12.1 20,654 20.1 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 8 8.8 14,178 13.8 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 7 7.7 14,102 13.7 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 3 3.3 7,021 6.8 1,000,955 9.4

The only other responses for occupation in Tablelands (NT) were Labourers 36.3%, Managers 15.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Professionals 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.7% and Sales Workers 3.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 57 67.1 988 1.0 44,309 0.4
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 7 8.2 1,516 1.5 122,286 1.1
Central Government Administration 6 7.1 1,652 1.6 127,598 1.2
Fuel Retailing 3 3.5 327 0.3 30,876 0.3
Other Social Assistance Services 3 3.5 1,668 1.6 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Tablelands (NT), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 67.1%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 8.2%, Central Government Administration 7.1%, Fuel Retailing 3.5% and Other Social Assistance Services 3.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 624 -- 871 -- 662 --
Family 900 -- 2,105 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,187 -- 1,983 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tablelands (NT) was $624.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Walked only 40 45.5 8,683 8.5 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 17 19.3 2,653 2.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as driver 9 10.2 61,874 60.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 3 3.4 6,947 6.8 489,922 4.6
Other 3 3.4 1,197 1.2 73,512 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 6,555 6.4 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 13 13.0 70,991 69.1 7,305,271 68.4

In Tablelands (NT), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 45.5%, Worked at home 19.3%, Car, as driver 10.2%, Car, as passenger 3.4% and Other 3.4%. 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 13.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 102 64.6 115,473 64.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 44 28.4 52,717 29.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 17 11.3 16,056 9.0 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 27 17.4 30,716 17.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Tablelands (NT), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.4% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.4% 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
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 37 24.0 40,921 22.8 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 25 16.2 46,081 25.7 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 15 9.7 17,083 9.5 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 21 13.6 11,386 6.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Tablelands (NT), 16.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 15 35.7 18,138 35.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 20 47.6 23,815 46.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 7 16.7 8,558 16.6 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 1,014 2.0 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Tablelands (NT), 47.6% were couple families with children, 35.7% were couple families without children and 16.7% were one parent families.

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

In Tablelands (NT), 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
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6 22.2 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 3 11.1 6,638 15.8 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 0 0.0 6,174 14.7 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 11.1 1,677 4.0 302,037 6.0
Both not working 8 29.6 6,100 14.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 7 25.9 2,884 6.9 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 0 0.0 3,429 8.2 311,381 6.2

In Tablelands (NT), of couple families with children, 22.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 11.1% 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.

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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 Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 49 68.1 65,053 85.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 23 31.9 10,717 14.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Tablelands (NT), 68.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 31.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 29 59.2 43,100 66.3 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 6.1 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 17 34.7 2,166 3.3 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Tablelands (NT), 59.2% were separate houses, 6.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 34.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 874 1.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 7.9 4,871 7.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 9 23.7 14,306 22.0 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 14 36.8 27,598 42.4 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 12 31.6 15,039 23.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 2,369 3.6 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 2.9 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 2.9 -- 2.6 --

In Tablelands (NT), of occupied private dwellings 7.9% had 1 bedroom, 23.7% had 2 bedrooms and 36.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 3.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4 9.8 9,957 15.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 7 17.1 19,247 29.6 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 23 56.1 32,737 50.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 9.8 575 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 3 7.3 2,545 3.9 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Tablelands (NT), 9.8% were owned outright, 17.1% were owned with a mortgage and 56.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 31 68.9 47,400 72.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 10 22.2 14,228 21.9 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4 8.9 3,438 5.3 354,917 4.3

In Tablelands (NT), of all households, 68.9% were family households, 22.2% were single person households and 8.9% were group households.

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Household income Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) 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 -- 8.3 -- 25.8 -- 16.4

In Tablelands (NT), 13.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.3% 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 Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 0 -- 315 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 90.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,196 -- 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 Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 6,948 10.7 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 20 54.1 20,562 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 11 29.7 22,357 34.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 6 16.2 11,813 18.2 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 3,389 5.2 285,197 3.4

In Tablelands (NT), 54.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 15 36.6 10,972 16.9 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 22 53.7 51,392 79.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 4 9.8 2,698 4.1 221,494 2.7

In Tablelands (NT), 53.7% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 50 47.2 29,129 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 56 52.8 29,118 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 25 -- 23 --

In Tablelands (NT), 47.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.8% 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
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.2 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,041 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

In Tablelands (NT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.2 persons, with 1.5 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
Tablelands (NT) % Tablelands (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Tablelands (NT), 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)

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.