The Narrows (NT)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 602 people in The Narrows (NT). Of these 53.0% were male and 47.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 10.8% of the population.

The median age of people in The Narrows (NT) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.8% of the population.

Of people in The Narrows (NT) aged 15 years and over, 39.6% were married and 16.4% were either divorced or separated.

In The Narrows (NT), of people aged 15 years and over, 37.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In The Narrows (NT) 32.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.4% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 14.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in The Narrows (NT), 13.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in The Narrows (NT) were Australian 25.5%, English 20.0%, Irish 6.4%, Scottish 5.8% and Filipino 4.9%.

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

In The Narrows (NT), 64.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 7.4%, Vietnam 1.8%, England 1.4%, Ireland 1.4% and Indonesia 1.4%.

In The Narrows (NT), 45.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In The Narrows (NT), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 54.0%, Philippines 6.1%, England 4.3%, Indonesia 2.2% and New Zealand 1.8%.

In The Narrows (NT), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 53.1%, Philippines 7.9%, England 3.9%, Indonesia 3.3% and Ireland 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in The Narrows (NT) were No Religion, so described 28.2%, Catholic 25.6%, Not stated 15.8%, Anglican 9.6% and Buddhism 4.3%. In The Narrows (NT), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In The Narrows (NT) 66.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 3.6%, Indonesian 2.7%, Greek 2.0%, Filipino 1.8% and Vietnamese 1.4%.

Employment

There were 264 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in The Narrows (NT). Of these 67.4% were employed full time, 21.6% were employed part-time and 5.7% 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 The Narrows (NT), 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in The Narrows (NT) were Technicians and Trades Workers 22.6%, Professionals 18.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.3%, Managers 13.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Labourers 7.9% and Sales Workers 7.5%.

Of the employed people in The Narrows (NT), the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 12.0%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 6.3%, Central Government Administration 4.7%, Police Services 4.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in The Narrows (NT) was $698.

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In The Narrows (NT), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.6%, Car, as passenger 10.2%, Bus 3.7%, Bicycle 3.7% and Motorbike/scooter 2.0%. On the day, 4.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In The Narrows (NT), of people aged 15 years and over, 63.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.9% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.4% 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 The Narrows (NT), 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in The Narrows (NT), 44.4% were couple families with children, 38.9% were couple families without children and 16.7% were one parent families.

In The Narrows (NT), 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In The Narrows (NT), of couple families with children, 27.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 14.7% 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 The Narrows (NT), 91.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in The Narrows (NT), 47.1% were separate houses, 30.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In The Narrows (NT), of occupied private dwellings 16.3% had 1 bedroom, 36.6% had 2 bedrooms and 25.6% 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 The Narrows (NT), 16.0% were owned outright, 26.8% were owned with a mortgage and 50.6% were rented.

Household composition

In The Narrows (NT), of all households, 54.8% were family households, 39.0% were single person households and 6.1% were group households.

In The Narrows (NT), 35.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.3% 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 The Narrows (NT), 30.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In The Narrows (NT), 68.6% 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 The Narrows (NT), 54.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.9% were female. The median age was 43 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.

In The Narrows (NT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.8 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $450.

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

In The Narrows (NT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $99 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)