Knuckey Lagoon

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC70149
People 413
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 35
Families 98
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 128
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $2,422
Median monthly mortgage repayments $3,240
Median weekly rent $113
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.5

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 203 48.9 118,570 51.8 11,546,638 49.3
Female 212 51.1 110,266 48.2 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 70 17.0 58,248 25.5 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 413 people in Knuckey Lagoon. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 17.0% of the population.

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Age Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 32 -- 38 --
0-4 years 16 3.9 17,630 7.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 30 7.3 16,822 7.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 24 5.8 15,029 6.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 33 8.0 14,077 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 36 8.8 16,644 7.3 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 37 9.0 21,707 9.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 25 6.1 21,329 9.3 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 27 6.6 18,012 7.9 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 23 5.6 16,615 7.3 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 16 3.9 16,456 7.2 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 39 9.5 14,854 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 30 7.3 12,886 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 28 6.8 10,407 4.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 23 5.6 7,364 3.2 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 11 2.7 4,300 1.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 3 0.7 2,516 1.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 0.7 1,258 0.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 7 1.7 938 0.4 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Knuckey Lagoon was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 152 43.1 78,333 43.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 21 5.9 6,046 3.4 608,059 3.2
Divorced 32 9.1 13,442 7.5 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 12 3.4 5,622 3.1 985,204 5.2
Never married 136 38.5 75,917 42.3 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Knuckey Lagoon aged 15 years and over, 43.1% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 122 45.7 58,583 41.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 39 14.6 22,537 15.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 106 39.7 60,345 42.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Knuckey Lagoon, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 1.9 3,707 4.6 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 9 5.8 15,160 18.6 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 10 6.5 2,632 3.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 17 11.0 2,570 3.2 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 16 10.4 8,233 10.1 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 4 2.6 2,070 2.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 8 5.2 2,911 3.6 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3 1.9 3,045 3.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 5.8 8,054 9.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 10 6.5 1,655 2.0 198,383 2.8
Not stated 65 42.2 31,342 38.5 1,707,023 23.7

In Knuckey Lagoon 38.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.6% were in primary school, 16.9% in secondary school and 7.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 50 14.2 30,711 17.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 20 5.7 12,854 7.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 16 4.6 6,391 3.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 61 17.4 23,200 12.9 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 39 11.1 22,743 12.7 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 21 6.0 10,854 6.1 941,531 4.9
Year 10 35 10.0 17,509 9.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 226 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 128 0.1 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 36 10.3 15,473 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 1,870 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 60 17.1 33,298 18.6 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Knuckey Lagoon, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian 127 24.2 65,433 22.4 7,298,243 23.3
English 89 17.0 54,967 18.8 7,852,224 25.0
Australian Aboriginal 46 8.8 37,562 12.8 144,173 0.5
Irish 42 8.0 18,469 6.3 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 40 7.6 14,971 5.1 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Knuckey Lagoon were Australian 24.2%, English 17.0%, Australian Aboriginal 8.8%, Irish 8.0% and Scottish 7.6%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Knuckey Lagoon (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 299 76.3 157,531 68.8 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 9 2.3 5,583 2.4 907,570 3.9
Timor-Leste 7 1.8 1,024 0.4 9,238 0.0
New Zealand 5 1.3 4,636 2.0 518,466 2.2
Ireland 3 0.8 1,026 0.4 74,888 0.3
Italy 3 0.8 505 0.2 174,042 0.7

In Knuckey Lagoon, 76.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, Timor-Leste 1.8%, New Zealand 1.3%, Ireland 0.8% and Italy 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 83 19.9 54,687 23.9 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 26 6.2 10,761 4.7 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 30 7.2 9,473 4.1 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 221 52.9 124,021 54.2 11,070,538 47.3

In Knuckey Lagoon, 52.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 247 60.5 134,515 58.8 12,231,150 52.3
England 14 3.4 9,028 3.9 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 11 2.7 5,712 2.5 617,331 2.6
Ireland 9 2.2 1,711 0.7 169,273 0.7
Italy 9 2.2 1,411 0.6 470,138 2.0

In Knuckey Lagoon, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 60.5%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 2.7%, Ireland 2.2% and Italy 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 244 59.8 135,595 59.3 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 17 4.2 5,569 2.4 608,329 2.6
England 13 3.2 8,560 3.7 1,302,147 5.6
Greece 11 2.7 2,218 1.0 206,674 0.9
Timor-Leste 10 2.5 1,665 0.7 15,386 0.1

In Knuckey Lagoon, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.8%, New Zealand 4.2%, England 3.2%, Greece 2.7% and Timor-Leste 2.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 157 38.0 67,176 29.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 71 17.2 45,843 20.0 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 69 16.7 36,642 16.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 33 8.0 19,234 8.4 3,101,185 13.3
Baptist 20 4.8 5,101 2.2 345,142 1.5

The most common responses for religion in Knuckey Lagoon were No Religion, so described 38.0%, Catholic 17.2%, Not stated 16.7%, Anglican 8.0% and Baptist 4.8%. In Knuckey Lagoon, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (46.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Greek 12 2.9 3,245 1.4 237,588 1.0
Hakka 10 2.4 531 0.2 8,989 0.0
Thai 7 1.7 866 0.4 55,444 0.2
Tiwi 7 1.7 2,006 0.9 2,040 0.0
Italian 5 1.2 765 0.3 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 280 68.0 132,634 58.0 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 25 21.0 19,395 24.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Knuckey Lagoon 68.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 2.9%, Hakka 2.4%, Thai 1.7%, Tiwi 1.7% and Italian 1.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 138 69.3 74,100 67.1 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 42 21.1 21,493 19.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 14 7.0 7,112 6.4 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 5 2.5 7,685 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 199 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Knuckey Lagoon. Of these 69.3% were employed full time, 21.1% were employed part-time and 2.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 17 8.8 6,735 6.6 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 9 4.6 6,327 6.2 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 21 10.8 8,431 8.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 27 13.9 22,238 21.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 103 53.1 51,864 50.5 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Knuckey Lagoon, 8.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 35 18.5 16,189 15.8 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 34 18.0 12,515 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 31 16.4 14,102 13.7 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 28 14.8 14,178 13.8 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 23 12.2 20,654 20.1 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 14 7.4 7,021 6.8 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 11 5.8 5,880 5.7 670,106 6.3
Labourers 8 4.2 9,642 9.4 1,011,520 9.5

The most common occupations in Knuckey Lagoon included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.5%, Managers 18.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.8%, Professionals 12.2%, Sales Workers 7.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.8% and Labourers 4.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Police Services 16 11.7 1,412 1.4 68,686 0.6
Electrical Services 12 8.8 1,108 1.1 89,954 0.8
State Government Administration 7 5.1 6,335 6.2 158,980 1.5
Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services 6 4.4 1,797 1.7 76,325 0.7
Non-Residential Property Operators 5 3.6 144 0.1 19,120 0.2

Of the employed people in Knuckey Lagoon, the most common responses for industry of employment included Police Services 11.7%, Electrical Services 8.8%, State Government Administration 5.1%, Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services 4.4% and Non-Residential Property Operators 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 1,002 -- 871 -- 662 --
Family 2,318 -- 2,105 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,422 -- 1,983 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Knuckey Lagoon was $1,002.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 124 68.9 61,874 60.3 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 19 10.6 8,683 8.5 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 15 8.3 2,653 2.6 503,582 4.7
Other 5 2.8 1,197 1.2 73,512 0.7
Car, as passenger 4 2.2 6,947 6.8 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 5 2.7 6,555 6.4 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 130 71.4 70,991 69.1 7,305,271 68.4

In Knuckey Lagoon, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.9%, Walked only 10.6%, Worked at home 8.3%, Other 2.8% and Car, as passenger 2.2%. On the day, 2.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 210 61.8 115,473 64.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 87 25.4 52,717 29.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 35 10.2 16,056 9.0 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 71 21.3 30,716 17.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Knuckey Lagoon, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.4% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 75 21.7 40,921 22.8 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 74 21.4 46,081 25.7 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 39 11.3 17,083 9.5 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 28 8.1 11,386 6.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Knuckey Lagoon, 21.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 36 37.1 18,138 35.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 42 43.3 23,815 46.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 16 16.5 8,558 16.6 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 3.1 1,014 2.0 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Knuckey Lagoon, 43.3% were couple families with children, 37.1% were couple families without children and 16.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 38.1 -- 20.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 61.9 -- 79.5 -- 81.8

In Knuckey Lagoon, 38.1% of single parents were male and 61.9% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 14 21.2 13,833 33.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 1,215 2.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 14 21.2 6,638 15.8 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 9 13.6 6,174 14.7 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 0 0.0 1,677 4.0 302,037 6.0
Both not working 19 28.8 6,100 14.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 3 4.5 2,884 6.9 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 7 10.6 3,429 8.2 311,381 6.2

In Knuckey Lagoon, of couple families with children, 21.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 21.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 101 90.2 65,053 85.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 11 9.8 10,717 14.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Knuckey Lagoon, 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 92 91.1 43,100 66.3 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 5.0 7,844 12.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 11,374 17.5 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 2,166 3.3 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Knuckey Lagoon, 91.1% were separate houses, 5.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 874 1.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 13 11.6 4,871 7.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 14 12.5 14,306 22.0 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 34 30.4 27,598 42.4 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 47 42.0 15,039 23.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 4 3.6 2,369 3.6 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 2.9 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 2.9 -- 2.6 --

In Knuckey Lagoon, of occupied private dwellings 11.6% had 1 bedroom, 12.5% had 2 bedrooms and 30.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 40 38.1 9,957 15.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 25 23.8 19,247 29.6 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 37 35.2 32,737 50.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 575 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 3 2.9 2,545 3.9 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Knuckey Lagoon, 38.1% were owned outright, 23.8% were owned with a mortgage and 35.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 90 86.5 47,400 72.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 10 9.6 14,228 21.9 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4 3.8 3,438 5.3 354,917 4.3

In Knuckey Lagoon, of all households, 86.5% were family households, 9.6% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

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Household income Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 8.2 -- 12.6 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 45.9 -- 25.8 -- 16.4

In Knuckey Lagoon, 8.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 45.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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.

Rent weekly payments Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 113 -- 315 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 90.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 9.1 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 3,240 -- 2,167 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.5 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.5 -- 5.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 17 15.3 6,948 10.7 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 13 11.7 20,562 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 30 27.0 22,357 34.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 43 38.7 11,813 18.2 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 7.2 3,389 5.2 285,197 3.4

In Knuckey Lagoon, 11.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 21 19.4 10,972 16.9 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 79 73.1 51,392 79.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 8 7.4 2,698 4.1 221,494 2.7

In Knuckey Lagoon, 73.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 33 46.5 29,129 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 38 53.5 29,118 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 29 -- 25 -- 23 --

In Knuckey Lagoon, 46.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.5% were female. The median age was 29 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 850 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

In Knuckey Lagoon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $850.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Knuckey Lagoon % Knuckey Lagoon Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 105 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Knuckey Lagoon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $105 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.