Katherine

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Urban Centres and Localities
Area code UCL714001
People 5,980
Male 50.3%
Female 49.7%
Median age 32
Families 1,301
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 2,760
Average number of people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,936
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,509
Median weekly rent (b) $340
Average number of 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.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 3,009 50.3 117,526 50.5 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,971 49.7 115,075 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 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,845 30.9 61,115 26.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 3,438 57.5 152,705 65.6 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 698 11.7 18,775 8.1 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 32 N/A 33 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 448 7.5 16,224 7.0 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 478 8.0 16,842 7.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 441 7.4 15,836 6.8 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 320 5.3 14,183 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 424 7.1 15,791 6.8 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 603 10.1 20,936 9.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 609 10.2 21,952 9.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 481 8.0 19,396 8.3 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 375 6.3 16,421 7.1 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 312 5.2 15,056 6.5 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 362 6.0 14,911 6.4 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 315 5.3 13,078 5.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 304 5.1 11,150 4.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 215 3.6 8,433 3.6 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 141 2.4 6,065 2.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 85 1.4 3,285 1.4 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 47 0.8 1,876 0.8 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 30 0.5 1,157 0.5 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 1,525 33.1 76,341 41.6 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 189 4.1 6,402 3.5 674,590 3.2
Divorced 356 7.7 13,567 7.4 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 158 3.4 6,019 3.3 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 2,382 51.7 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)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,181 32.2 60,425 40.0 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 720 19.6 23,113 15.3 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,772 48.2 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)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 92 4.1 4,252 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 505 22.8 16,345 20.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 51 2.3 2,567 3.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 12 0.5 2,374 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 572 25.8 21,299 26.9 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 252 11.4 8,829 11.1 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 69 3.1 2,239 2.8 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 10 0.5 2,556 3.2 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 332 15.0 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) 107 4.8 4,265 5.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 164 7.4 9,216 11.6 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 269 12.1 13,506 17.0 1,789,994 23.3
Other 48 2.2 2,340 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 917 41.3 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)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 900 19.5 39,428 21.5 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 371 8.0 13,766 7.5 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 186 4.0 7,440 4.0 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 555 12.0 22,120 12.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 492 10.7 24,367 13.3 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 268 5.8 11,605 6.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 456 9.9 19,277 10.5 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 5 0.1 201 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 148 0.1 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 334 7.2 15,573 8.5 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 82 1.8 3,577 1.9 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 44 1.0 2,134 1.2 175,844 0.8
Not stated 913 19.8 24,034 13.1 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian 1,627 27.2 56,046 24.1 7,596,753 29.9
Australian Aboriginal 1,622 27.1 57,086 24.5 741,307 2.9
English 1,219 20.4 53,825 23.1 8,385,928 33.0
Irish 426 7.1 16,924 7.3 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 375 6.3 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)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 4,109 68.7 161,568 69.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Philippines 208 3.5 6,391 2.7 293,892 1.2
Nepal 156 2.6 2,994 1.3 122,506 0.5
India 111 1.9 5,045 2.2 673,352 2.6
New Zealand 96 1.6 4,041 1.7 530,492 2.1
England 80 1.3 5,053 2.2 927,490 3.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,312 21.9 61,900 26.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 231 3.9 11,261 4.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 231 3.9 10,542 4.5 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 3,339 55.8 125,271 53.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 869 14.5 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)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 3,589 60.0 136,403 58.6 12,959,282 51.0
Philippines 231 3.9 7,211 3.1 350,264 1.4
Nepal 177 3.0 3,399 1.5 140,364 0.6
England 163 2.7 9,444 4.1 1,626,778 6.4
India 142 2.4 6,695 2.9 935,066 3.7

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)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 3,620 60.5 137,203 59.0 13,383,605 52.6
Philippines 268 4.5 8,419 3.6 417,285 1.6
Nepal 170 2.8 3,374 1.5 139,489 0.5
England 165 2.8 8,905 3.8 1,488,479 5.9
India 144 2.4 6,583 2.8 917,541 3.6

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)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,477 41.4 88,555 38.1 9,767,448 38.4
Not stated 958 16.0 27,631 11.9 1,751,052 6.9
Catholic 955 16.0 39,208 16.9 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 361 6.0 13,930 6.0 2,496,273 9.8
Hinduism 208 3.5 6,236 2.7 684,002 2.7

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 Katherine, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (49.5%) (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)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kriol 256 4.3 5,191 2.2 7,478 0.0
Nepali 150 2.5 3,099 1.3 133,068 0.5
Tagalog 114 1.9 3,047 1.3 131,195 0.5
Punjabi 45 0.8 1,563 0.7 239,033 0.9
Warlpiri 45 0.8 2,477 1.1 2,624 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 3,755 62.8 133,262 57.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 505 26.6 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 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
In the labour force 2,827 61.3 113,390 61.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,054 22.9 52,047 28.3 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 728 15.8 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)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,986 70.3 73,528 64.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 504 17.8 25,856 22.8 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 207 7.3 7,648 6.7 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 131 4.6 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)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 132 4.9 5,323 5.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 173 6.4 9,656 9.0 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 196 7.3 9,024 8.4 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 140 5.2 7,180 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 793 29.4 26,500 24.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 544 20.2 23,007 21.5 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 643 23.8 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)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 556 20.6 23,578 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 549 20.3 16,803 15.7 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 371 13.8 14,759 13.8 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 330 12.2 14,102 13.2 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 308 11.4 13,843 12.9 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 225 8.3 9,099 8.5 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 157 5.8 6,942 6.5 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 115 4.3 5,551 5.2 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 169 6.3 2,936 2.7 278,221 2.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 133 4.9 5,477 5.1 545,158 4.5
State Government Administration 116 4.3 7,260 6.8 174,336 1.4
Primary Education 113 4.2 3,058 2.9 265,249 2.2
Defence 107 4.0 4,338 4.1 85,021 0.7

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,025 N/A $936 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,175 N/A $2,213 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,936 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 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,892 70.1 67,832 63.4 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 201 7.4 7,098 6.6 466,904 3.9
Walked only 151 5.6 8,115 7.6 306,045 2.5
Bicycle 62 2.3 2,153 2.0 79,089 0.7
Motorbike/scooter 18 0.7 1,124 1.1 49,683 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 180 6.7 9,090 8.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 86 3.2 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) 17 0.6 2,919 2.7 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 2,120 78.6 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)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,680 58.2 119,030 64.8 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,074 23.3 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) 369 8.0 17,367 9.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 627 13.6 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 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 913 19.8 38,974 21.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,055 22.9 48,665 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 457 9.9 19,071 10.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 262 5.7 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 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Arthritis 243 4.1 10,374 4.5 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 370 6.2 13,085 5.6 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 82 1.4 3,698 1.6 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 34 0.6 835 0.4 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 300 5.0 10,093 4.3 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 181 3.0 7,151 3.1 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 56 0.9 2,264 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 73 1.2 2,716 1.2 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 309 5.2 11,979 5.1 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 42 0.7 1,272 0.5 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 367 6.1 14,099 6.1 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 3,610 60.4 149,823 64.4 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 968 16.2 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 3,827 64.0 158,265 68.0 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 845 14.1 33,920 14.6 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 226 3.8 8,304 3.6 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 114 1.9 3,718 1.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 968 16.2 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)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Currently serving 113 2.5 4,418 2.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 135 2.9 5,110 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 3,738 81.1 154,529 84.1 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 621 13.5 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 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 468 36.0 18,948 34.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 524 40.3 24,375 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 283 21.8 10,076 18.5 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 33 2.5 1,118 2.1 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male N/A 17.0 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 84.5 N/A 79.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 344 34.8 13,695 31.6 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 34 3.4 1,625 3.8 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 144 14.6 7,092 16.4 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 113 11.4 5,039 11.6 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 25 2.5 1,936 4.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 117 11.8 7,171 16.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 88 8.9 3,035 7.0 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 129 13.0 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)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,897 83.8 70,660 87.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 370 16.3 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) 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,368 72.1 47,212 66.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 428 22.6 8,964 12.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 53 2.8 12,644 17.9 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 19 1.0 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) 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 17 0.9 819 1.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 150 7.9 5,172 7.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 303 16.0 15,812 22.4 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 962 50.8 29,719 42.1 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 371 19.6 17,586 24.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 92 4.9 1,553 2.2 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.6 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) 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 158 8.3 7,624 10.8 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 675 35.7 23,957 33.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 639 33.8 24,345 34.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 302 16.0 12,964 18.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 119 6.3 1,769 2.5 134,848 1.5

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

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 1,255 66.1 50,246 71.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 511 26.9 16,814 23.8 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 132 7.0 3,605 5.1 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 222 11.7 11,184 15.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 424 22.4 21,366 30.2 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,113 58.7 33,599 47.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 56 3.0 2,988 4.2 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 84 4.4 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.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 14.3 N/A 12.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 24.5 N/A 28.8 N/A 24.3

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

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 340 N/A 325 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 756 67.9 22,731 67.7 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 172 15.5 5,486 16.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 187 16.8 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.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

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 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,509 N/A 2,000 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 306 72.2 15,709 73.5 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 44 10.4 2,408 11.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 68 16.0 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.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 859 46.6 30,310 49.6 403,709 49.7
Female 985 53.4 30,809 50.4 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 25 N/A 26 N/A 24 N/A

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

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 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 N/A 3.8 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 N/A 1.4 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,293 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.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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 		Katherine % Katherine Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 240 N/A 130 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,459 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.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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