Timber Creek (L)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL722031
People 249
Male 54.7%
Female 45.3%
Median age 35
Families 45
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 114
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,325
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $20
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 135 54.7 118,570 51.8 11,546,638 49.3
Female 112 45.3 110,266 48.2 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 118 48.6 58,248 25.5 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 249 people in Timber Creek (L). Of these 54.7% were male and 45.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 48.6% of the population.

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Age Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 32 -- 38 --
0-4 years 21 9.3 17,630 7.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 19 8.4 16,822 7.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 10 4.4 15,029 6.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 25 11.1 14,077 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 19 8.4 16,644 7.3 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 12 5.3 21,707 9.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 12 5.3 21,329 9.3 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 10 4.4 18,012 7.9 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 7 3.1 16,615 7.3 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 27 11.9 16,456 7.2 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 15 6.6 14,854 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 21 9.3 12,886 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 11 4.9 10,407 4.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 10 4.4 7,364 3.2 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3 1.3 4,300 1.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 4 1.8 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 Timber Creek (L) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 86 44.1 78,333 43.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 9 4.6 6,046 3.4 608,059 3.2
Divorced 11 5.6 13,442 7.5 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 6 3.1 5,622 3.1 985,204 5.2
Never married 83 42.6 75,917 42.3 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Timber Creek (L) aged 15 years and over, 44.1% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 32.4 58,583 41.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 27 19.0 22,537 15.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 69 48.6 60,345 42.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Timber Creek (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 32.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 4 4.8 3,707 4.6 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 17 20.2 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 3 3.6 2,570 3.2 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 0 0.0 8,233 10.1 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 4 4.8 2,070 2.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 4 4.8 2,911 3.6 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3 3.6 3,045 3.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 3.6 8,054 9.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 6 7.1 1,655 2.0 198,383 2.8
Not stated 40 47.6 31,342 38.5 1,707,023 23.7

In Timber Creek (L) 34.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.0% were in primary school, 17.1% in secondary school and 7.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 16 8.4 30,711 17.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 21 11.0 12,854 7.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 6 3.1 6,391 3.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 27 14.1 23,200 12.9 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 19 9.9 22,743 12.7 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 13 6.8 10,854 6.1 941,531 4.9
Year 10 22 11.5 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 24 12.6 15,473 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 2.1 1,870 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 39 20.4 33,298 18.6 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Timber Creek (L), 9.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 93 31.1 37,562 12.8 144,173 0.5
Australian 62 20.7 65,433 22.4 7,298,243 23.3
English 51 17.1 54,967 18.8 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 19 6.4 18,469 6.3 2,388,058 7.6
Torres Strait Islander 7 2.3 365 0.1 15,243 0.0

The most common ancestries in Timber Creek (L) were Australian Aboriginal 31.1%, Australian 20.7%, English 17.1%, Irish 6.4% and Torres Strait Islander 2.3%.

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 Timber Creek (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 196 82.4 157,531 68.8 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 4 1.7 5,583 2.4 907,570 3.9

In Timber Creek (L), 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 1.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 18 7.3 54,687 23.9 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 8 3.3 10,761 4.7 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 4 1.6 9,473 4.1 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 175 71.1 124,021 54.2 11,070,538 47.3

In Timber Creek (L), 71.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 181 77.4 134,515 58.8 12,231,150 52.3
England 10 4.3 9,028 3.9 1,403,096 6.0
Portugal 5 2.1 336 0.1 29,906 0.1

In Timber Creek (L), the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 77.4%, England 4.3% and Portugal 2.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 185 78.1 135,595 59.3 12,643,365 54.0
England 5 2.1 8,560 3.7 1,302,147 5.6
Thailand 3 1.3 1,273 0.6 76,924 0.3
United States of America 3 1.3 1,291 0.6 89,357 0.4

In Timber Creek (L), the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 78.1%, England 2.1%, Thailand 1.3% and United States of America 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 97 38.2 67,176 29.4 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 41 16.1 36,642 16.0 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 27 10.6 45,843 20.0 5,291,834 22.6
Pentecostal 24 9.4 2,801 1.2 260,558 1.1
Christian, nfd 16 6.3 5,189 2.3 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Timber Creek (L) were No Religion, so described 38.2%, Not stated 16.1%, Catholic 10.6%, Pentecostal 9.4% and Christian, nfd 6.3%. In Timber Creek (L), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (46.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kriol 37 15.4 4,390 1.9 7,155 0.0
Ngaliwurru 28 11.6 25 0.0 29 0.0
Ngarinyman 8 3.3 220 0.1 234 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 112 46.5 132,634 58.0 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 21 18.9 19,395 24.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Timber Creek (L) 46.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Kriol 15.4%, Ngaliwurru 11.6% and Ngarinyman 3.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 63 63.6 74,100 67.1 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 25 25.3 21,493 19.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 0 0.0 7,112 6.4 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 11 11.1 7,685 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 99 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Timber Creek (L). Of these 63.6% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 11.1% 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
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 11 12.2 6,735 6.6 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 9 10.0 6,327 6.2 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 7 7.8 8,431 8.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 20 22.2 22,238 21.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 43 47.8 51,864 50.5 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Timber Creek (L), 12.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 19 20.9 14,178 13.8 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 18 19.8 12,515 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 15 16.5 16,189 15.8 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 14 15.4 5,880 5.7 670,106 6.3
Professionals 12 13.2 20,654 20.1 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 9 9.9 9,642 9.4 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 4 4.4 14,102 13.7 1,449,681 13.6

The only other responses for occupation in Timber Creek (L) were Community and Personal Service Workers 20.9%, Managers 19.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.4%, Professionals 13.2%, Labourers 9.9% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 13 19.7 1,910 1.9 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 7 10.6 2,886 2.8 231,198 2.2
Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 6 9.1 310 0.3 9,123 0.1
Other Social Assistance Services 5 7.6 1,668 1.6 158,230 1.5
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 4 6.1 988 1.0 44,309 0.4

Of the employed people in Timber Creek (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 19.7%, Primary Education 10.6%, Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 9.1%, Other Social Assistance Services 7.6% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 671 -- 871 -- 662 --
Family 1,625 -- 2,105 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,325 -- 1,983 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Timber Creek (L) was $671.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 43 46.7 61,874 60.3 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 28 30.4 8,683 8.5 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 12 13.0 6,947 6.8 489,922 4.6
Other 3 3.3 1,197 1.2 73,512 0.7
Worked at home 3 3.3 2,653 2.6 503,582 4.7
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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 53 57.6 70,991 69.1 7,305,271 68.4

In Timber Creek (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 46.7%, Walked only 30.4%, Car, as passenger 13.0%, Other 3.3% and Worked at home 3.3%. 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 57.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 109 56.2 115,473 64.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 40 20.0 52,717 29.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 18 9.1 16,056 9.0 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 21 10.7 30,716 17.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Timber Creek (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.0% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.7% 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
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 50 25.8 40,921 22.8 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 39 20.1 46,081 25.7 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 12 6.2 17,083 9.5 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 8 4.1 11,386 6.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Timber Creek (L), 20.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 21 46.7 18,138 35.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 13 28.9 23,815 46.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 11 24.4 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 Timber Creek (L), 28.9% were couple families with children, 46.7% were couple families without children and 24.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 36.4 -- 20.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 63.6 -- 79.5 -- 81.8

In Timber Creek (L), 36.4% of single parents were male and 63.6% 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
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 8 23.5 13,833 33.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 4 11.8 1,215 2.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 5 14.7 6,638 15.8 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 6 17.6 6,174 14.7 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 8.8 1,677 4.0 302,037 6.0
Both not working 5 14.7 6,100 14.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 0 0.0 2,884 6.9 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 8.8 3,429 8.2 311,381 6.2

In Timber Creek (L), of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 11.8% 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.

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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 Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 62 95.4 65,053 85.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 3 4.6 10,717 14.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Timber Creek (L), 95.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 49 79.0 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 13 21.0 2,166 3.3 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Timber Creek (L), 79.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 21.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 5.3 874 1.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 17 22.4 4,871 7.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 20 26.3 14,306 22.0 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 26 34.2 27,598 42.4 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 9 11.8 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 2.2 -- 2.9 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.9 -- 2.6 --

In Timber Creek (L), of occupied private dwellings 22.4% had 1 bedroom, 26.3% had 2 bedrooms and 34.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 16 25.0 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 45 70.3 32,737 50.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 4.7 575 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 2,545 3.9 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Timber Creek (L), 25.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 70.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 41 61.2 47,400 72.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 26 38.8 14,228 21.9 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 3,438 5.3 354,917 4.3

In Timber Creek (L), of all households, 61.2% were family households, 38.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.1 -- 12.6 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.5 -- 25.8 -- 16.4

In Timber Creek (L), 28.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.5% 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 Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 20 -- 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 Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) 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 Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 7 11.1 6,948 10.7 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 26 41.3 20,562 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 20 31.7 22,357 34.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 10 15.9 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 Timber Creek (L), 41.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 21 30.9 10,972 16.9 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 47 69.1 51,392 79.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 2,698 4.1 221,494 2.7

In Timber Creek (L), 69.1% 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.
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 56 49.1 29,129 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 58 50.9 29,118 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 25 -- 23 --

In Timber Creek (L), 49.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.9% were female. The median age was 25 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
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.3 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,062 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

In Timber Creek (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,062.

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
Timber Creek (L) % Timber Creek (L) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 20 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Timber Creek (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $20 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.