Nicholson (NT)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 283 people in Nicholson (NT) of these 59.0% were male and 41.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 38.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Nicholson (NT) was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.0% of the population.

Of people in Nicholson (NT) aged 15 years and over, 35.3% were married and 11.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Nicholson (NT) was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Nicholson (NT), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Nicholson (NT) was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

In Nicholson (NT) 23.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.9% were in primary school, 19.1% in secondary school and 4.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Nicholson (NT) were Australian Aboriginal 27.4%, Australian 22.3%, English 21.4%, Irish 6.5% and Scottish 6.2%.

In Nicholson (NT), 84.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 3.2%, Netherlands 1.1% and Singapore 1.1%.

In Nicholson (NT), 83.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Nicholson (NT) were No Religion 24.5%, Catholic 17.7%, Anglican 13.8%, Other Protestant 9.9% and Uniting Church 7.1%.

In Nicholson (NT) 62.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Warumungu 17.4%, Wambaya 8.5% and Kriol 1.4%.

Employment

There were 176 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nicholson (NT). Of these 75.6% were employed full time, 11.4% were employed part-time and 7.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Nicholson (NT), 4.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 75.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Nicholson (NT) was 36 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Nicholson (NT) were Labourers 37.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Professionals 13.8%, Managers 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.4%.

Of the employed people in Nicholson (NT), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 60.1%, Metal Ore Mining 8.2%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.2%, Beverage Manufacturing 3.2% and Fuel Retailing 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Nicholson (NT) was $728.

In Nicholson (NT), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 55.1%, Car, as driver 16.5%, Car, as passenger 7.0%, Truck 3.8% and Other 3.8%. On the day, 4.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 19.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Nicholson (NT), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.2% provided care for children and 2.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Nicholson (NT), 16.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Nicholson (NT), 33.3% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 7.1% were one parent families.

In Nicholson (NT) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Nicholson (NT), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,562 and those without children was $1,437.

Employment status of couple families

In Nicholson (NT), of couple families with children, 38.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 22.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Nicholson (NT), 61.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 38.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Nicholson (NT), 67.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 17.9% were other dwellings.

In Nicholson (NT), of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 28.1% had 2 bedrooms and 33.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Nicholson (NT), 9.1% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 76.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Nicholson (NT), of all households, 71.9% were family households, 28.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Nicholson (NT), 17.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Nicholson (NT), 32.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Nicholson (NT), there were 106 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 62 (or 58.5%) were male and 44 (or 41.5%) were female. The median age was 20 years.

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.

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

In Nicholson (NT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.4, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $574.

In Nicholson (NT), 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.