Very Remote Australia (NT)

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Remoteness Areas
Area code RA74
People 42,054
Male 50.4%
Female 49.6%
Median age 29
Families 9,018
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 1.2
All private dwellings 15,198
Average number of people per household 3.8
Median weekly household income $1,449
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,100
Median weekly rent (b) $85
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1

(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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 21,188 50.4 117,526 50.5 12,545,154 49.3
Female 20,863 49.6 115,075 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 30,493 72.5 61,115 26.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 8,546 20.3 152,705 65.6 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 3,016 7.2 18,775 8.1 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 29 N/A 33 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 3,259 7.8 16,224 7.0 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 3,571 8.5 16,842 7.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 3,496 8.3 15,836 6.8 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 3,664 8.7 14,183 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 3,792 9.0 15,791 6.8 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 3,894 9.3 20,936 9.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 3,768 9.0 21,952 9.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 3,310 7.9 19,396 8.3 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 2,747 6.5 16,421 7.1 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 2,463 5.9 15,056 6.5 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 2,390 5.7 14,911 6.4 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,966 4.7 13,078 5.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 1,580 3.8 11,150 4.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 1,044 2.5 8,433 3.6 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 593 1.4 6,065 2.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 281 0.7 3,285 1.4 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 152 0.4 1,876 0.8 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 76 0.2 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 13,917 43.9 76,341 41.6 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 1,090 3.4 6,402 3.5 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,394 4.4 13,567 7.4 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 1,427 4.5 6,019 3.3 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 13,896 43.8 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 9,925 37.7 60,425 40.0 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 2,689 10.2 23,113 15.3 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 13,719 52.1 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 826 6.1 4,252 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 4,364 32.3 16,345 20.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 182 1.3 2,567 3.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 234 1.7 2,374 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 4,779 35.3 21,299 26.9 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 2,022 14.9 8,829 11.1 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 107 0.8 2,239 2.8 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 255 1.9 2,556 3.2 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 2,388 17.6 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) 333 2.5 4,265 5.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 489 3.6 9,216 11.6 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 812 6.0 13,506 17.0 1,789,994 23.3
Other 179 1.3 2,340 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 4,545 33.6 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,434 7.7 39,428 21.5 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,031 3.3 13,766 7.5 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 634 2.0 7,440 4.0 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 2,466 7.8 22,120 12.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 3,826 12.1 24,367 13.3 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 3,111 9.8 11,605 6.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 5,219 16.5 19,277 10.5 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 83 0.3 201 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 58 0.2 148 0.1 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 6,260 19.7 15,573 8.5 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 554 1.7 3,577 1.9 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 860 2.7 2,134 1.2 175,844 0.8
Not stated 5,190 16.4 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 30,048 71.5 57,086 24.5 741,307 2.9
Australian 3,807 9.1 56,046 24.1 7,596,753 29.9
English 3,509 8.3 53,825 23.1 8,385,928 33.0
Irish 1,120 2.7 16,924 7.3 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 1,015 2.4 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 36,453 86.7 161,568 69.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 383 0.9 4,041 1.7 530,492 2.1
England 260 0.6 5,053 2.2 927,490 3.6
Philippines 209 0.5 6,391 2.7 293,892 1.2
India 116 0.3 5,045 2.2 673,352 2.6
Fiji 86 0.2 526 0.2 68,947 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,629 6.3 61,900 26.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 680 1.6 11,261 4.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 551 1.3 10,542 4.5 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 34,502 82.0 125,271 53.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 3,690 8.8 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 35,236 83.8 136,403 58.6 12,959,282 51.0
New Zealand 493 1.2 5,389 2.3 673,661 2.6
England 474 1.1 9,444 4.1 1,626,778 6.4
Philippines 196 0.5 7,211 3.1 350,264 1.4
India 173 0.4 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 35,382 84.1 137,203 59.0 13,383,605 52.6
England 480 1.1 8,905 3.8 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 444 1.1 5,164 2.2 650,743 2.6
Philippines 268 0.6 8,419 3.6 417,285 1.6
India 160 0.4 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 10,185 24.2 88,555 38.1 9,767,448 38.4
Not stated 5,468 13.0 27,631 11.9 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 4,281 10.2 8,636 3.7 673,260 2.6
Catholic 4,188 10.0 39,208 16.9 5,075,907 20.0
Christian, nfd 3,152 7.5 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 Very Remote Australia (NT), Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (61.9%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kriol 4,108 9.8 5,191 2.2 7,478 0.0
Djambarrpuyngu 3,789 9.0 3,857 1.7 3,870 0.0
Warlpiri 2,009 4.8 2,477 1.1 2,624 0.0
Alyawarr 1,778 4.2 1,902 0.8 1,951 0.0
Yolngu Matha, nfd 1,561 3.7 1,702 0.7 1,786 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 10,269 24.4 133,262 57.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 5,120 59.2 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
In the labour force 12,655 39.9 113,390 61.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 15,738 49.6 52,047 28.3 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 3,327 10.5 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7,113 56.2 73,528 64.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 2,523 19.9 25,856 22.8 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 977 7.7 7,648 6.7 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 2,044 16.2 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 565 5.3 5,323 5.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 942 8.9 9,656 9.0 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 909 8.6 9,024 8.4 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 665 6.3 7,180 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 2,386 22.5 26,500 24.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,962 18.5 23,007 21.5 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 2,769 26.1 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)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,338 22.0 23,578 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,086 19.6 16,803 15.7 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 1,404 13.2 9,099 8.5 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 1,350 12.7 13,843 12.9 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,089 10.3 14,759 13.8 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 920 8.7 14,102 13.2 1,525,311 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 592 5.6 5,551 5.2 755,863 6.3
Sales Workers 507 4.8 6,942 6.5 986,433 8.2

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

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 1,039 9.8 2,342 2.2 156,402 1.3
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 763 7.2 1,024 1.0 44,450 0.4
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 744 7.0 1,859 1.7 146,993 1.2
Accommodation 549 5.2 2,241 2.1 107,476 0.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 484 4.6 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $333 N/A $936 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $851 N/A $2,213 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,449 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,830 36.1 67,832 63.4 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 3,434 32.3 8,115 7.6 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 1,089 10.3 7,098 6.6 466,904 3.9
Bus 267 2.5 2,260 2.1 175,085 1.5
Bicycle 156 1.5 2,153 2.0 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 561 5.3 9,090 8.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 451 4.2 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) 317 3.0 2,919 2.7 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 5,077 47.8 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 22,200 70.0 119,030 64.8 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 14,795 46.6 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) 3,879 12.2 17,367 9.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,452 7.7 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 7,596 23.9 38,974 21.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 8,367 26.4 48,665 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 3,964 12.5 19,071 10.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 2,270 7.2 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Arthritis 673 1.6 10,374 4.5 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,619 3.8 13,085 5.6 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 243 0.6 3,698 1.6 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 118 0.3 835 0.4 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 2,454 5.8 10,093 4.3 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 2,019 4.8 7,151 3.1 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 605 1.4 2,264 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 355 0.8 2,716 1.2 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,130 2.7 11,979 5.1 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 152 0.4 1,272 0.5 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,996 4.7 14,099 6.1 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 28,478 67.7 149,823 64.4 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 4,965 11.8 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 29,856 71.0 158,265 68.0 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 5,691 13.5 33,920 14.6 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,131 2.7 8,304 3.6 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 415 1.0 3,718 1.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 4,965 11.8 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Currently serving 87 0.3 4,418 2.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 409 1.3 5,110 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 27,691 87.3 154,529 84.1 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 3,538 11.2 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,173 24.1 18,948 34.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 4,208 46.7 24,375 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 2,345 26.0 10,076 18.5 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 289 3.2 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.9 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 81.3 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,062 16.6 13,695 31.6 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 186 2.9 1,625 3.8 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 444 7.0 7,092 16.4 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 648 10.2 5,039 11.6 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 471 7.4 1,936 4.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 2,910 45.6 7,171 16.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 308 4.8 3,035 7.0 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 346 5.4 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) 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 8,644 76.9 70,660 87.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,603 23.1 10,404 12.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 6,986 80.8 47,212 66.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 862 10.0 8,964 12.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 288 3.3 12,644 17.9 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 318 3.7 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) 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 149 1.7 819 1.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 895 10.3 5,172 7.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 1,874 21.7 15,812 22.4 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 4,072 47.1 29,719 42.1 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,396 16.1 17,586 24.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 263 3.0 1,553 2.2 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 3.8 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 3,190 36.9 7,624 10.8 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 3,098 35.8 23,957 33.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 1,425 16.5 24,345 34.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 601 7.0 12,964 18.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 329 3.8 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) 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 6,587 76.2 50,246 71.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,873 21.7 16,814 23.8 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 185 2.1 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) 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 534 6.2 11,184 15.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 207 2.4 21,366 30.2 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 6,015 69.6 33,599 47.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 1,607 18.6 2,988 4.2 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 282 3.3 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) 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 17.3 N/A 12.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 14.5 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 85 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) 4,289 71.3 22,731 67.7 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 386 6.4 5,486 16.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 1,344 22.3 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,100 N/A 2,000 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 141 68.1 15,709 73.5 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 23 11.1 2,408 11.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 48 23.2 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 15,042 49.3 30,310 49.6 403,709 49.7
Female 15,454 50.7 30,809 50.4 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 26 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.8 N/A 3.8 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.7 N/A 1.4 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,103 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 		Very Remote Australia (NT) % Very Remote Australia (NT) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 78 N/A 130 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,062 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

Please note that there are small random adjustments 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 table totals.