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SUMMARY CHARACTERISTICS, NORTHERN TERRITORY

As at 30 June 2006, the preliminary Estimated Indigenous Resident Population (ERP) in the Northern Territory was 66,582 (31.6% of all people in the Northern Territory).

Some key characteristics of the Indigenous population in the Northern Territory, based on 2006 Census usual residence data, are listed below.

• More than half (54%) of Indigenous respondents were under 25 years of age.
• On average there were 4.5 people per Indigenous household.
• An Australian Indigenous language was spoken at home by 59% of Indigenous respondents.
• 37% of respondents aged 15 years and over stated Year 8 or below as their highest level of schooling. 10% stated Year 12 or equivalent.
• 44% of Indigenous respondents aged 15 years and over were in the labour force. Of these respondents, unemployed persons accounted for 14%.
• The most common Occupations reported were Labourers, Community and Personal Service Workers, and Professionals (32%, 18% and 11% respectively).
• The most common Industries of employment reported were Public Administration and Safety (35%), Health Care and Social Assistance (18%), and Education and Training (8%).
• 72% of Indigenous households were living in rented dwellings and 18% of households were living in dwellings that were owned with or without a mortgage.

Summary Characteristics, Northern Territory
			Indigenous			Non-Indigenous
			Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
			no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Persons(a)
Estimated Resident Population(b)			32 826	33 756	66 582	76 570	67 522	144 092
Language spoken at home
	English only		9 172	9 916	19 088	. .	. .	. .
	Australian Indigenous Languages		14 031	14 943	28 974	. .	. .	. .
	Other Languages		496	467	963	. .	. .	. .
	Total(c)		23 699	25 326	49 025	. .	. .	. .
Education
	Attending
		Pre-school	511	430	941	955	883	1 838
		Infants/Primary	3 773	3 602	7 375	6 235	5 815	12 050
		Secondary	1 429	1 459	2 888	3 552	3 423	6 975
		Technical or Further Educational Institution(d)	165	248	413	883	882	1 765
		University	148	323	471	1 948	3 372	5 320
		Other/Institution not stated(e)	886	978	1 864	868	1 191	2 059
		Total(c)	6 912	7 040	13 952	14 441	15 566	30 007
	Highest year of school completed(f)
		Year 12 or equivalent	1 242	1 724	2 970	21 787	23 497	45 284
		Year 11 or equivalent	1 383	1 773	3 161	8 204	6 828	15 039
		Year 10 or equivalent	2 683	3 025	5 708	12 695	9 976	22 674
		Year 9 or equivalent	2 002	2 291	4 289	3 277	2 374	5 646
		Year 8 or below	5 238	5 573	10 809	2 414	1 922	4 338
		Did not go to school	1 145	1 373	2 520	301	316	620
		Total(c)	13 692	15 765	29 450	48 681	44 915	93 597
	Highest non-school qualification(f)
		Postgraduate Degree	20	33	53	1 414	1 386	2 800
		Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate	17	52	69	756	1 362	2 118
		Bachelor Degree	125	272	397	4 955	7 490	12 445
		Advanced Diploma and Diploma	169	419	588	3 595	4 217	7 812
		Certificate Level	1 375	1 278	2 653	15 520	6 647	22 167
		Total(c)	1 706	2 054	3 760	26 240	21 102	47 342
Work
	Labour force status
		Employed	6 239	5 422	11 659	40 771	34 064	74 836
		Unemployed	1 014	941	1 959	1 124	902	2 030
		Total labour force	7 255	6 365	13 617	41 898	34 967	76 862
		Not in the labour force	7 557	9 898	17 450	8 206	11 020	19 221
	Top three industries for Indigenous persons(g)
		Public Administration and Safety	2 396	1 705	4 101	. .	. .	. .
		Health Care and Social Assistance	979	1 108	2 087	. .	. .	. .
		Education and Training	245	718	963	. .	. .	. .
	Top three industries for non-Indigenous persons(g)
		Public Administration and Safety	. .	. .	. .	8 780	5 843	14 623
		Retail Trade	. .	. .	. .	3 248	4 090	7 338
		Education and Training	. .	. .	. .	1 893	4 641	6 534
	Top three occupations for Indigenous persons(g)
		Labourers	2 651	1 058	3 709	. .	. .	. .
		Community and Personal Service Workers	756	1 298	2 054	. .	. .	. .
		Professionals	520	804	1 324	. .	. .	. .
	Top three occupations for non-Indigenous persons(g)
		Professionals	. .	. .	. .	6 165	8 274	14 439
		Technicians and Trades Workers	. .	. .	. .	10 432	1 652	12 084
		Clerical and Administrative Workers	. .	. .	. .	2 549	8 754	11 303
Mean weekly equivalised household income ($)(h)			. .	. .	359	. .	. .	897
Dwelling
Occupied private dwelling(i)			. .	. .	11 200	. .	. .	44 727
Average household size			. .	. .	4.5	. .	. .	2.5
Average number of Children under 15			. .	. .	1.6	. .	. .	0.5
Housing tenure
	Owned outright		. .	. .	501	. .	. .	8 183
	Owned with a mortgage		. .	. .	1 547	. .	. .	16 374
	Rented
		Private	. .	. .	1 187	. .	. .	9 959
		State/Territory housing authority	. .	. .	1 627	. .	. .	3 008
		Community housing group	. .	. .	4 699	. .	. .	403
		Other	. .	. .	385	. .	. .	4 624
		Landlord type not stated	. .	. .	162	. .	. .	681
		Total Rented	-	-	8 060	-	-	18 675
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Based on place of usual residence.
(b) Estimates at 30 June 2006 are preliminary and subject to revision. See Glossary. Note: Final estimates have now been released and are available in publication 3238.0.55.001 - Experimental Estimates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Jun 2006.
(c) Excludes persons whose response was not stated.
(d) Includes TAFE Colleges.
(e) Other includes persons who are attending but did not indicate the type of institution.
(f) Persons aged 15 years and over.
(g) Employed persons aged 15 years and over.
(h) Comprises persons in households in which there were no temporarily absent adults and all incomes were fully stated.
(i) Excludes non-classifiable households and visitor only households.
Note: . . not applicable