Ross (NT)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 830 people in Ross (NT) of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Ross (NT) was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.1% of the population.

Of people in Ross (NT) aged 15 years and over, 39.6% were married and 16.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Ross (NT) was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 36 years.

In Ross (NT), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Ross (NT) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 48 years.

In Ross (NT) 33.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.9% were in primary school, 13.6% in secondary school and 12.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ross (NT) were Australian 29.9%, English 27.9%, Scottish 9.0%, Irish 7.7% and German 4.1%.

In Ross (NT), 72.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, New Zealand 2.8%, Zimbabwe 1.4%, Scotland 1.2% and Philippines 1.1%.

In Ross (NT), 64.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Ross (NT) were Catholic 24.3%, No Religion 22.2%, Anglican 14.1%, Uniting Church 7.1% and Lutheran 5.3%.

In Ross (NT) 81.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dinka 2.5%, German 0.8%, Shona 0.8%, Ndebele 0.7% and Kriol 0.5%.

Employment

There were 429 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ross (NT). Of these 70.6% were employed full time, 19.3% were employed part-time and 3.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Ross (NT), 5.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Ross (NT) was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Ross (NT) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.6%, Professionals 14.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.2%, Labourers 10.8%, Managers 9.4%, Sales Workers 7.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in Ross (NT), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 8.5%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.1%, Building Installation Services 4.8%, State Government Administration 4.8% and Residential Care Services 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ross (NT) was $772.

In Ross (NT), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.6%, Walked only 10.4%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Truck 1.9% and Bicycle 1.7%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Ross (NT), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.8% provided care for children and 8.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.6% 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 Ross (NT), 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ross (NT), 42.2% were couple families with children, 48.9% were couple families without children and 8.9% were one parent families.

In Ross (NT) 42.1% of single parents were male and 57.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Ross (NT), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,750 and those without children was $1,961.

Employment status of couple families

In Ross (NT), of couple families with children, 36.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 19.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Ross (NT), 92.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Ross (NT), 47.2% were separate houses, 2.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.7% were flats, units or apartments and 39.6% were other dwellings.

In Ross (NT), of occupied private dwellings 40.7% had 1 bedroom, 12.0% had 2 bedrooms and 12.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Ross (NT), 34.0% were owned outright, 22.6% were owned with a mortgage and 37.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Ross (NT), of all households, 56.4% were family households, 42.3% were single person households and 1.3% were group households.

In Ross (NT), 22.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.4% 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 Ross (NT), 36.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 23.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Ross (NT), there were 81 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 31 (or 38.3%) were male and 50 (or 61.7%) were female. The median age was 40 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 Ross (NT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $941.

In Ross (NT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,452.