0830, NT

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Postal Areas
Area code POA0830
People 18,501
Male 50.2%
Female 49.8%
Median age 33
Families 4,634
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 7,458
Average number of people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $2,027
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent (b) $370
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 9,288 50.2 117,526 50.5 12,545,154 49.3
Female 9,211 49.8 115,075 49.5 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 2,856 15.4 61,115 26.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 13,831 74.8 152,705 65.6 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 1,814 9.8 18,775 8.1 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 33 N/A 33 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 1,519 8.2 16,224 7.0 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,545 8.3 16,842 7.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,395 7.5 15,836 6.8 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,090 5.9 14,183 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,165 6.3 15,791 6.8 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,490 8.1 20,936 9.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,581 8.5 21,952 9.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,518 8.2 19,396 8.3 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,304 7.0 16,421 7.1 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,213 6.6 15,056 6.5 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,260 6.8 14,911 6.4 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,051 5.7 13,078 5.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 827 4.5 11,150 4.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 608 3.3 8,433 3.6 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 474 2.6 6,065 2.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 221 1.2 3,285 1.4 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 130 0.7 1,876 0.8 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 113 0.6 1,157 0.5 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 5,434 38.7 76,341 41.6 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 587 4.2 6,402 3.5 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,260 9.0 13,567 7.4 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 410 2.9 6,019 3.3 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 6,352 45.2 81,369 44.3 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 4,620 38.5 60,425 40.0 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 2,120 17.7 23,113 15.3 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 5,265 43.9 67,617 44.7 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 406 6.0 4,252 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,377 20.5 16,345 20.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 169 2.5 2,567 3.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 272 4.0 2,374 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,819 27.0 21,299 26.9 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 761 11.3 8,829 11.1 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 232 3.4 2,239 2.8 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 235 3.5 2,556 3.2 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,228 18.2 13,637 17.2 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 436 6.5 4,265 5.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 679 10.1 9,216 11.6 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,115 16.6 13,506 17.0 1,789,994 23.3
Other 222 3.3 2,340 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 1,940 28.8 24,291 30.6 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,201 15.7 39,428 21.5 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,187 8.5 13,766 7.5 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 781 5.6 7,440 4.0 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 2,403 17.1 22,120 12.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,926 13.7 24,367 13.3 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 935 6.7 11,605 6.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,512 10.8 19,277 10.5 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 11 0.1 201 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 8 0.1 148 0.1 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 842 6.0 15,573 8.5 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 285 2.0 3,577 1.9 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 89 0.6 2,134 1.2 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,861 13.2 24,034 13.1 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian 6,215 33.6 56,046 24.1 7,596,753 29.9
English 5,459 29.5 53,825 23.1 8,385,928 33.0
Australian Aboriginal 2,650 14.3 57,086 24.5 741,307 2.9
Irish 1,499 8.1 16,924 7.3 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 1,350 7.3 14,630 6.3 2,176,777 8.6

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 12,926 69.9 161,568 69.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Philippines 684 3.7 6,391 2.7 293,892 1.2
England 423 2.3 5,053 2.2 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 341 1.8 4,041 1.7 530,492 2.1
India 259 1.4 5,045 2.2 673,352 2.6
Indonesia 143 0.8 1,439 0.6 87,075 0.3

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,590 24.8 61,900 26.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,169 6.3 11,261 4.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 1,192 6.4 10,542 4.5 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 9,460 51.1 125,271 53.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 2,089 11.3 23,628 10.2 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 10,681 57.7 136,403 58.6 12,959,282 51.0
England 901 4.9 9,444 4.1 1,626,778 6.4
Philippines 775 4.2 7,211 3.1 350,264 1.4
New Zealand 499 2.7 5,389 2.3 673,661 2.6
India 374 2.0 6,695 2.9 935,066 3.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 10,682 57.7 137,203 59.0 13,383,605 52.6
Philippines 931 5.0 8,419 3.6 417,285 1.6
England 833 4.5 8,905 3.8 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 490 2.6 5,164 2.2 650,743 2.6
India 361 2.0 6,583 2.8 917,541 3.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 8,239 44.5 88,555 38.1 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 3,249 17.6 39,208 16.9 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 2,177 11.8 27,631 11.9 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 1,138 6.2 13,930 6.0 2,496,273 9.8
Christian, nfd 471 2.5 7,395 3.2 688,440 2.7

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In 0830, NT, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (51.0%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Tagalog 329 1.8 3,047 1.3 131,195 0.5
Filipino 215 1.2 2,101 0.9 90,853 0.4
Greek 137 0.7 3,258 1.4 229,643 0.9
Thai 137 0.7 1,034 0.4 66,576 0.3
Vietnamese 132 0.7 1,565 0.7 320,758 1.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 13,584 73.4 133,262 57.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 1,318 21.3 23,114 32.7 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
In the labour force 9,510 67.7 113,390 61.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 3,013 21.5 52,047 28.3 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 1,526 10.9 18,262 9.9 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 6,277 66.0 73,528 64.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 2,098 22.1 25,856 22.8 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 638 6.7 7,648 6.7 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 496 5.2 6,359 5.6 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 472 5.2 5,323 5.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 770 8.5 9,656 9.0 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 720 8.0 9,024 8.4 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 609 6.8 7,180 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 2,273 25.2 26,500 24.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,941 21.5 23,007 21.5 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 2,062 22.9 24,020 22.4 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,535 17.0 14,759 13.8 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,408 15.6 14,102 13.2 1,525,311 12.7
Professionals 1,367 15.2 23,578 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,364 15.1 16,803 15.7 1,382,205 11.5
Managers 1,012 11.2 13,843 12.9 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 773 8.6 9,099 8.5 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 701 7.8 6,942 6.5 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 654 7.3 5,551 5.2 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
State Government Administration 652 7.2 7,260 6.8 174,336 1.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 263 2.9 5,477 5.1 545,158 4.5
Defence 247 2.7 4,338 4.1 85,021 0.7
Primary Education 228 2.5 3,058 2.9 265,249 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 223 2.5 2,560 2.4 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,056 N/A $936 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,328 N/A $2,213 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,027 N/A $2,061 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,507 72.2 67,832 63.4 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 559 6.2 7,098 6.6 466,904 3.9
Bus 176 2.0 2,260 2.1 175,085 1.5
Walked only 134 1.5 8,115 7.6 306,045 2.5
Motorbike/scooter 97 1.1 1,124 1.1 49,683 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 830 9.2 9,090 8.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 310 3.4 4,545 4.2 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 225 2.5 2,919 2.7 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 7,160 79.4 76,321 71.3 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 9,002 64.1 119,030 64.8 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 4,226 30.1 55,455 30.2 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,393 9.9 17,367 9.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,821 13.0 25,896 14.1 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 2,646 18.9 38,974 21.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 3,978 28.3 48,665 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,389 9.9 19,071 10.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 984 7.0 12,321 6.7 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,020 5.5 10,374 4.5 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,373 7.4 13,085 5.6 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 332 1.8 3,698 1.6 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 105 0.6 835 0.4 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 777 4.2 10,093 4.3 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 484 2.6 7,151 3.1 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 142 0.8 2,264 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 291 1.6 2,716 1.2 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,297 7.0 11,979 5.1 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 126 0.7 1,272 0.5 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,354 7.3 14,099 6.1 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 11,237 60.7 149,823 64.4 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 2,387 12.9 28,397 12.2 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 11,957 64.6 158,265 68.0 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 2,930 15.8 33,920 14.6 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 846 4.6 8,304 3.6 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 374 2.0 3,718 1.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 2,387 12.9 28,397 12.2 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Currently serving 270 1.9 4,418 2.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 618 4.4 5,110 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 11,696 83.3 154,529 84.1 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 1,466 10.4 19,641 10.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,483 32.0 18,948 34.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 2,052 44.3 24,375 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 1,025 22.1 10,076 18.5 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 69 1.5 1,118 2.1 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male N/A 22.5 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 77.5 N/A 79.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,263 35.7 13,695 31.6 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 111 3.1 1,625 3.8 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 623 17.6 7,092 16.4 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 473 13.4 5,039 11.6 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 132 3.7 1,936 4.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 281 7.9 7,171 16.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 275 7.8 3,035 7.0 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 369 10.4 3,735 8.6 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,194 91.0 70,660 87.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 613 9.0 10,404 12.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,775 77.1 47,212 66.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 457 7.4 8,964 12.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 951 15.4 12,644 17.9 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 9 0.1 1,181 1.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 15 0.2 819 1.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 280 4.5 5,172 7.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 996 16.1 15,812 22.4 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 3,047 49.2 29,719 42.1 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,724 27.8 17,586 24.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 131 2.1 1,553 2.2 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.7 N/A 2.8 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 395 6.4 7,624 10.8 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,995 32.3 23,957 33.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 2,479 40.1 24,345 34.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,145 18.5 12,964 18.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 172 2.8 1,769 2.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 4,499 72.7 50,246 71.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,441 23.3 16,814 23.8 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 250 4.0 3,605 5.1 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 757 12.2 11,184 15.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 2,505 40.4 21,366 30.2 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 2,751 44.4 33,599 47.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 59 1.0 2,988 4.2 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 119 1.9 1,524 2.2 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 14.2 N/A 12.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 26.8 N/A 28.8 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 370 N/A 325 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 1,696 61.7 22,731 67.7 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 638 23.2 5,486 16.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 421 15.3 5,382 16.0 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 N/A 2,000 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 1,857 74.1 15,709 73.5 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 258 10.3 2,408 11.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 389 15.5 3,244 15.2 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 1,360 47.6 30,310 49.6 403,709 49.7
Female 1,500 52.4 30,809 50.4 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 24 N/A 26 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 3.8 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1.4 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,423 N/A 1,318 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		0830, NT % 0830, NT Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 300 N/A 130 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 N/A 2,000 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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