McArthur

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL70180
People 392
Male 56.6%
Female 43.4%
Median age 39
Families 58
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 2.3
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 317
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $844
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent (b) $34
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 222 56.6 117,526 50.5 12,545,154 49.3
Female 170 43.4 115,075 49.5 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 96 24.5 61,115 26.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 152 38.8 152,705 65.6 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 143 36.5 18,775 8.1 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 39 N/A 33 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 7 1.8 16,224 7.0 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 14 3.7 16,842 7.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 14 3.7 15,836 6.8 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 12 3.2 14,183 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 50 13.2 15,791 6.8 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 29 7.6 20,936 9.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 31 8.2 21,952 9.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 32 8.4 19,396 8.3 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 19 5.0 16,421 7.1 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 33 8.7 15,056 6.5 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 25 6.6 14,911 6.4 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 31 8.2 13,078 5.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 28 7.4 11,150 4.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 28 7.4 8,433 3.6 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 17 4.5 6,065 2.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 10 2.6 3,285 1.4 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 0 0.0 1,876 0.8 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 0 0.0 1,157 0.5 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 124 35.7 76,341 41.6 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 7 2.0 6,402 3.5 674,590 3.2
Divorced 33 9.5 13,567 7.4 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 13 3.7 6,019 3.3 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 175 50.4 81,369 44.3 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 65 40.1 60,425 40.0 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 25 15.4 23,113 15.3 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 72 44.4 67,617 44.7 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 4,252 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 21 12.2 16,345 20.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 2,567 3.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 0 0.0 2,374 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 21 12.2 21,299 26.9 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 3 1.7 8,829 11.1 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 2,239 2.8 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 0 0.0 2,556 3.2 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 3 1.7 13,637 17.2 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 3 1.7 4,265 5.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 6 3.5 9,216 11.6 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 3 1.7 13,506 17.0 1,789,994 23.3
Other 0 0.0 2,340 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 147 85.5 24,291 30.6 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 15 4.3 39,428 21.5 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 10 2.9 13,766 7.5 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 9 2.6 7,440 4.0 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 42 12.1 22,120 12.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 33 9.5 24,367 13.3 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 10 2.9 11,605 6.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 48 13.8 19,277 10.5 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 201 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 148 0.1 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 34 9.8 15,573 8.5 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 3 0.9 3,577 1.9 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 3 0.9 2,134 1.2 175,844 0.8
Not stated 144 41.5 24,034 13.1 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 96 24.5 57,086 24.5 741,307 2.9
Australian 68 17.3 56,046 24.1 7,596,753 29.9
English 67 17.1 53,825 23.1 8,385,928 33.0
Irish 33 8.4 16,924 7.3 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 20 5.1 14,630 6.3 2,176,777 8.6

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 209 53.3 161,568 69.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 7 1.8 4,041 1.7 530,492 2.1
England 7 1.8 5,053 2.2 927,490 3.6
Philippines 5 1.3 6,391 2.7 293,892 1.2
Papua New Guinea 4 1.0 588 0.3 29,984 0.1
France 3 0.8 376 0.2 36,019 0.1

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 35 9.0 61,900 26.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 13 3.4 11,261 4.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 0 0.0 10,542 4.5 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 196 50.5 125,271 53.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 144 37.1 23,628 10.2 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 200 51.0 136,403 58.6 12,959,282 51.0
England 11 2.8 9,444 4.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 9 2.3 5,389 2.3 673,661 2.6
Philippines 5 1.3 7,211 3.1 350,264 1.4
Netherlands 4 1.0 1,151 0.5 177,340 0.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 208 53.1 137,203 59.0 13,383,605 52.6
England 10 2.6 8,905 3.8 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 5 1.3 5,164 2.2 650,743 2.6
Germany 5 1.3 1,479 0.6 173,712 0.7
Philippines 5 1.3 8,419 3.6 417,285 1.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Not stated 147 37.5 27,631 11.9 1,751,052 6.9
No Religion, so described 121 30.9 88,555 38.1 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 48 12.2 39,208 16.9 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 26 6.6 13,930 6.0 2,496,273 9.8
Jehovah's Witnesses 13 3.3 507 0.2 84,405 0.3

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In McArthur, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (51.0%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Yanyuwa 18 4.6 34 0.0 47 0.0
Garrwa 9 2.3 124 0.1 147 0.0
Tagalog 6 1.5 3,047 1.3 131,195 0.5
Fijian 3 0.8 303 0.1 10,398 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 207 52.8 133,262 57.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 11 14.7 23,114 32.7 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
In the labour force 110 31.7 113,390 61.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 106 30.5 52,047 28.3 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 130 37.5 18,262 9.9 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 82 74.5 73,528 64.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 15 13.6 25,856 22.8 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 10 9.1 7,648 6.7 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 10 9.1 6,359 5.6 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 8 7.5 5,323 5.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 5 4.7 9,656 9.0 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 4 3.7 9,024 8.4 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 0 0.0 7,180 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 6 5.6 26,500 24.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 19 17.8 23,007 21.5 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 62 57.9 24,020 22.4 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Labourers 26 24.3 9,099 8.5 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 22 20.6 5,551 5.2 755,863 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 14 13.1 14,759 13.8 1,554,313 12.9
Managers 13 12.1 13,843 12.9 1,645,769 13.7
Professionals 8 7.5 23,578 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Sales Workers 3 2.8 6,942 6.5 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Silver-Lead-Zinc Ore Mining 24 22.4 282 0.3 4,697 0.0
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 20 18.7 1,024 1.0 44,450 0.4
Fuel Retailing 6 5.6 383 0.4 35,761 0.3
Clubs (Hospitality) 5 4.7 343 0.3 42,184 0.4
Labour Supply Services 5 4.7 410 0.4 50,396 0.4

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $591 N/A $936 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $942 N/A $2,213 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $844 N/A $2,061 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Walked only 21 19.6 8,115 7.6 306,045 2.5
Bus 18 16.8 2,260 2.1 175,085 1.5
Car, as driver 15 14.0 67,832 63.4 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 10 9.3 7,098 6.6 466,904 3.9
Bicycle 3 2.8 2,153 2.0 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 4 3.7 9,090 8.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 17 15.9 4,545 4.2 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 12 11.2 2,919 2.7 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 23 21.5 76,321 71.3 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 141 40.6 119,030 64.8 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 44 12.5 55,455 30.2 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 11 3.2 17,367 9.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 26 7.5 25,896 14.1 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 40 11.7 38,974 21.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 43 12.5 48,665 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 18 5.2 19,071 10.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 36 10.5 12,321 6.7 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Arthritis 25 6.4 10,374 4.5 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 11 2.8 13,085 5.6 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 8 2.0 3,698 1.6 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 835 0.4 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 23 5.9 10,093 4.3 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 12 3.1 7,151 3.1 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 5 1.3 2,264 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 3 0.8 2,716 1.2 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 10 2.6 11,979 5.1 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 0 0.0 1,272 0.5 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 6 1.5 14,099 6.1 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 172 43.9 149,823 64.4 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 143 36.5 28,397 12.2 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 174 44.4 158,265 68.0 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 45 11.5 33,920 14.6 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 11 2.8 8,304 3.6 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 6 1.5 3,718 1.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 143 36.5 28,397 12.2 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Currently serving 0 0.0 4,418 2.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 9 2.6 5,110 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 208 59.9 154,529 84.1 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 135 38.9 19,641 10.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 34 58.6 18,948 34.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 9 15.5 24,375 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 9 15.5 10,076 18.5 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 3 5.2 1,118 2.1 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male N/A 0.0 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 33.3 N/A 79.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 14 29.2 13,695 31.6 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 1,625 3.8 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 0 0.0 7,092 16.4 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 4 8.3 5,039 11.6 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 3 6.2 1,936 4.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 23 47.9 7,171 16.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 0 0.0 3,035 7.0 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 3 6.2 3,735 8.6 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 75 70.1 70,660 87.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 32 29.9 10,404 12.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 28 37.3 47,212 66.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 8,964 12.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 12,644 17.9 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 44 58.7 1,181 1.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 13 17.1 819 1.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 32 42.1 5,172 7.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 11 14.5 15,812 22.4 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 12 15.8 29,719 42.1 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 5 6.6 17,586 24.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 3.9 1,553 2.2 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 1.7 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.5 N/A 2.8 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 9 11.4 7,624 10.8 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 43 54.4 23,957 33.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 16 20.3 24,345 34.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 8 10.1 12,964 18.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3 3.8 1,769 2.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 54 67.5 50,246 71.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 22 27.5 16,814 23.8 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 4 5.0 3,605 5.1 361,822 3.9

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Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 51 68.0 11,184 15.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 0 0.0 21,366 30.2 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 16 21.3 33,599 47.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 11 14.7 2,988 4.2 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 3 4.0 1,524 2.2 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 26.5 N/A 12.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 10.3 N/A 28.8 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

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Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 34 N/A 325 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 8 50.0 22,731 67.7 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 0 0.0 5,486 16.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 8 50.0 5,382 16.0 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 N/A 2,000 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 0 0.0 15,709 73.5 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 0 0.0 2,408 11.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 0 0.0 3,244 15.2 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 54 54.5 30,310 49.6 403,709 49.7
Female 45 45.5 30,809 50.4 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 29 N/A 26 N/A 24 N/A

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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 N/A 3.8 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 2 N/A 1.4 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 900 N/A 1,318 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		McArthur % McArthur Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 30 N/A 130 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 N/A 2,000 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

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