Stuart (NT)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 553 people in Stuart (NT) of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 51.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Stuart (NT) was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.1% of the population.

Of people in Stuart (NT) aged 15 years and over, 39.5% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Stuart (NT) was 37 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Stuart (NT), of people aged 15 years and over, 29.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Stuart (NT) was 42 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

In Stuart (NT) 23.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.1% were in primary school, 15.2% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Stuart (NT) were Australian Aboriginal 40.8%, Australian 18.8%, English 14.6%, Scottish 4.5% and Irish 3.8%.

In Stuart (NT), 87.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.8%, India 1.1%, Germany 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

In Stuart (NT), 82.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Stuart (NT) were Catholic 24.6%, No Religion 16.3%, Lutheran 15.6%, Baptist 11.2% and Anglican 10.3%.

In Stuart (NT) 52.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Warlpiri 11.6%, Arrernte, nec 7.2%, Anmatyerr, nec 4.0%, Kaytetye 3.6% and Kukatja 2.9%.

Employment

There were 219 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Stuart (NT). Of these 66.7% were employed full time, 15.5% were employed part-time and 7.3% were unemployed.

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Of employed people in Stuart (NT), 4.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Stuart (NT) was 35 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Stuart (NT) included Clerical and Administrative Workers 20.6%, Professionals 16.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Managers 10.1%, Labourers 10.1%, Sales Workers 6.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Stuart (NT), the most common responses for industry of employment included Public Order and Safety Services 9.0%, State Government Administration 8.5%, School Education 5.0%, Automotive Repair and Maintenance 5.0% and Road Freight Transport 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Stuart (NT) was $382.

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In Stuart (NT), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.5%, Car, as passenger 11.0%, Walked only 4.5%, Car as driver, car as passenger 2.5% and Bicycle 2.0%. On the day, 3.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Stuart (NT), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.6% provided care for children and 29.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.8% 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 Stuart (NT), 24.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Stuart (NT), 40.2% were couple families with children, 36.9% were couple families without children and 18.9% were one parent families.

In Stuart (NT) 14.3% of single parents were male and 85.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Stuart (NT), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,416 and those without children was $2,416.

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Employment status of couple families

In Stuart (NT), of couple families with children, 27.6% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 10.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Stuart (NT), 70.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 29.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Stuart (NT), 49.4% were separate houses, 18.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.6% were flats, units or apartments and 16.2% were other dwellings.

In Stuart (NT), of occupied private dwellings 12.4% had 1 bedroom, 25.5% had 2 bedrooms and 33.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Stuart (NT), 6.5% were owned outright, 20.3% were owned with a mortgage and 62.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Stuart (NT), of all households, 69.9% were family households, 24.8% were single person households and 5.2% were group households.

In Stuart (NT), 21.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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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.

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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.

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Number of motor vehicles

In Stuart (NT), 32.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Stuart (NT), there were 285 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 138 (or 48.4%) were male and 147 (or 51.6%) were female. The median age was 28 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 Stuart (NT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.4, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,078.

In Stuart (NT), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $65 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.