Nightcliff

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70301201
Total population 3,654
Total dwellings 1,730
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 179
Male 81
Female 97
Median age 31
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 83
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,600
Median weekly rent $380

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 148 82.7 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 16 8.9 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 15 8.4 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 179 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 81 45.5 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 97 54.5 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Nightcliff, there were 179 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 81 (or 45.5%) were male and 97 (or 54.5%) were female.

Age Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 14 7.9 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 29 16.3 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 23 12.9 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 87 48.9 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 21 11.8 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 4 2.2 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 31 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Nightcliff the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 31 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 25.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 23 17.0 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 5 3.7 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 17 12.6 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 3.0 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 86 63.7 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Nightcliff 17.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 16.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 44 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 49 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 67 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 46 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Nightcliff for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 18 17.1 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 26 24.8 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 61 58.1 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Nightcliff 17.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 24.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 41 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 35 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Nightcliff for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 41 years and in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 6.9 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 13 22.4 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 15 25.9 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 6.9 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 22 37.9 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 58 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nightcliff, 33.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.4% were attending a primary school, 25.9% were attending a secondary school and 8.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 6 3.4 68 0.1 5,150 0.9
Nunggubuyu 3 1.7 236 0.4 235 0.0
Gurindji 3 1.7 517 0.9 528 0.1
Ngarinyman 3 1.7 275 0.5 311 0.1
Warlpiri 3 1.7 2,373 4.2 2,509 0.5
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English only spoken at home 133 75.1 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 75.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nightcliff. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3.4%, Nunggubuyu 1.7%, Gurindji 1.7%, Ngarinyman 1.7% and Warlpiri 1.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 52 68.4 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 10 13.2 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 6.6 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 9 11.8 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 76 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 76 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nightcliff. Of these 68.4% were employed full time, 13.2% were employed part-time and 11.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 59 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nightcliff who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 59 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 518 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,300 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nightcliff was $518 and the median weekly household income was $1,300.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Nightcliff, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.2 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 380 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,600 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Nightcliff, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $380 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 31 37.8 9,376 78.8 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15 18.3 690 5.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 30 36.6 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 6 7.3 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 82 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Nightcliff there were 82 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 37.8% were separate houses, 18.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 36.6% were flats, unit or apartments and 7.3% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nightcliff % Nightcliff Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 9.8 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 20 24.4 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 44 53.7 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 3.7 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 7 8.5 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Nightcliff, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.8% were owned outright, 24.4% were owned with a mortgage and 53.7% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.