Nelson

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Electoral Division
Area code SED70020
People 9,981
Male 57.4%
Female 42.6%
Median age 37
Families 2,214
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 3,768
Average number of people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $2,484
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,386
Median weekly rent (b) $370
Average number of 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.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 5,727 57.4 117,526 50.5 12,545,154 49.3
Female 4,254 42.6 115,075 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,752 17.6 61,115 26.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 7,621 76.4 152,705 65.6 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 607 6.1 18,775 8.1 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 37 N/A 33 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 479 4.8 16,224 7.0 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 552 5.5 16,842 7.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 589 5.9 15,836 6.8 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 610 6.1 14,183 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 872 8.7 15,791 6.8 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 778 7.8 20,936 9.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 797 8.0 21,952 9.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 798 8.0 19,396 8.3 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 687 6.9 16,421 7.1 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 778 7.8 15,056 6.5 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 818 8.2 14,911 6.4 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 669 6.7 13,078 5.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 539 5.4 11,150 4.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 408 4.1 8,433 3.6 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 290 2.9 6,065 2.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 191 1.9 3,285 1.4 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 76 0.8 1,876 0.8 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 50 0.5 1,157 0.5 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 3,668 43.9 76,341 41.6 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 249 3.0 6,402 3.5 674,590 3.2
Divorced 635 7.6 13,567 7.4 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 186 2.2 6,019 3.3 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 3,622 43.3 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 2,621 45.5 60,425 40.0 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,042 18.1 23,113 15.3 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 2,093 36.4 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 136 3.6 4,252 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 500 13.4 16,345 20.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 64 1.7 2,567 3.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 138 3.7 2,374 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 699 18.8 21,299 26.9 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 337 9.0 8,829 11.1 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 91 2.4 2,239 2.8 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 198 5.3 2,556 3.2 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 627 16.8 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) 154 4.1 4,265 5.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 266 7.1 9,216 11.6 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 417 11.2 13,506 17.0 1,789,994 23.3
Other 69 1.9 2,340 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 1,776 47.7 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,042 12.5 39,428 21.5 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 680 8.1 13,766 7.5 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 432 5.2 7,440 4.0 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,511 18.1 22,120 12.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,329 15.9 24,367 13.3 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 449 5.4 11,605 6.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,410 16.9 19,277 10.5 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 4 0.0 201 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 12 0.1 148 0.1 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 459 5.5 15,573 8.5 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 172 2.1 3,577 1.9 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 66 0.8 2,134 1.2 175,844 0.8
Not stated 787 9.4 24,034 13.1 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian 3,719 37.3 56,046 24.1 7,596,753 29.9
English 3,327 33.3 53,825 23.1 8,385,928 33.0
Irish 888 8.9 16,924 7.3 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 867 8.7 14,630 6.3 2,176,777 8.6
Australian Aboriginal 782 7.8 57,086 24.5 741,307 2.9

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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 8,057 80.7 161,568 69.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 294 2.9 5,053 2.2 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 156 1.6 4,041 1.7 530,492 2.1
Philippines 64 0.6 6,391 2.7 293,892 1.2
India 57 0.6 5,045 2.2 673,352 2.6
Thailand 55 0.6 1,101 0.5 83,779 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,509 15.1 61,900 26.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 609 6.1 11,261 4.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 546 5.5 10,542 4.5 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 5,489 55.0 125,271 53.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 1,824 18.3 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 6,066 60.8 136,403 58.6 12,959,282 51.0
England 550 5.5 9,444 4.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 244 2.4 5,389 2.3 673,661 2.6
Scotland 92 0.9 1,552 0.7 272,233 1.1
Netherlands 83 0.8 1,151 0.5 177,340 0.7

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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 6,124 61.4 137,203 59.0 13,383,605 52.6
England 537 5.4 8,905 3.8 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 233 2.3 5,164 2.2 650,743 2.6
Philippines 91 0.9 8,419 3.6 417,285 1.6
Netherlands 76 0.8 992 0.4 152,483 0.6

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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,509 45.2 88,555 38.1 9,767,448 38.4
Not stated 1,902 19.1 27,631 11.9 1,751,052 6.9
Catholic 1,366 13.7 39,208 16.9 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 827 8.3 13,930 6.0 2,496,273 9.8
Uniting Church 278 2.8 8,636 3.7 673,260 2.6

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 Nelson, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (56.2%) (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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kriol 73 0.7 5,191 2.2 7,478 0.0
Greek 50 0.5 3,258 1.4 229,643 0.9
Thai 41 0.4 1,034 0.4 66,576 0.3
German 35 0.4 699 0.3 70,247 0.3
Mandarin 32 0.3 2,526 1.1 685,274 2.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 7,568 75.8 133,262 57.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 250 9.5 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
In the labour force 5,207 62.3 113,390 61.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 2,589 31.0 52,047 28.3 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 570 6.8 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,515 67.5 73,528 64.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,121 21.5 25,856 22.8 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 417 8.0 7,648 6.7 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 157 3.0 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 310 6.1 5,323 5.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 459 9.1 9,656 9.0 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 344 6.8 9,024 8.4 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 319 6.3 7,180 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 915 18.1 26,500 24.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,168 23.1 23,007 21.5 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,435 28.4 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,001 19.8 14,759 13.8 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 776 15.4 14,102 13.2 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 775 15.4 16,803 15.7 1,382,205 11.5
Managers 708 14.0 13,843 12.9 1,645,769 13.7
Professionals 658 13.0 23,578 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 355 7.0 5,551 5.2 755,863 6.3
Labourers 346 6.9 9,099 8.5 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 308 6.1 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Defence 566 11.2 4,338 4.1 85,021 0.7
State Government Administration 351 7.0 7,260 6.8 174,336 1.4
Primary Education 124 2.5 3,058 2.9 265,249 2.2
Police Services 113 2.2 1,663 1.6 82,065 0.7
Electrical Services 112 2.2 1,130 1.1 111,289 0.9

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,185 N/A $936 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,781 N/A $2,213 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,484 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,414 67.6 67,832 63.4 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 251 5.0 8,115 7.6 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 216 4.3 7,098 6.6 466,904 3.9
Truck 77 1.5 549 0.5 76,657 0.6
Bicycle 57 1.1 2,153 2.0 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 515 10.2 9,090 8.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 246 4.9 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) 54 1.1 2,919 2.7 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 3,674 72.8 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 5,081 60.7 119,030 64.8 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,879 22.5 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) 679 8.1 17,367 9.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,143 13.7 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 1,535 18.4 38,974 21.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 2,054 24.6 48,665 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 847 10.1 19,071 10.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 640 7.7 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Arthritis 534 5.4 10,374 4.5 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 567 5.7 13,085 5.6 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 202 2.0 3,698 1.6 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 28 0.3 835 0.4 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 287 2.9 10,093 4.3 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 203 2.0 7,151 3.1 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 58 0.6 2,264 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 123 1.2 2,716 1.2 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 472 4.7 11,979 5.1 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 59 0.6 1,272 0.5 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 474 4.7 14,099 6.1 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 5,911 59.2 149,823 64.4 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,953 19.6 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 6,187 62.0 158,265 68.0 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,366 13.7 33,920 14.6 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 323 3.2 8,304 3.6 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 149 1.5 3,718 1.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,953 19.6 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Currently serving 595 7.1 4,418 2.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 301 3.6 5,110 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 5,777 69.1 154,529 84.1 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 1,694 20.3 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 874 39.5 18,948 34.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 1,036 46.8 24,375 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 271 12.2 10,076 18.5 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 29 1.3 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male N/A 30.6 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 68.6 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 634 33.1 13,695 31.6 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 72 3.8 1,625 3.8 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 340 17.8 7,092 16.4 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 206 10.8 5,039 11.6 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 82 4.3 1,936 4.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 216 11.3 7,171 16.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 186 9.7 3,035 7.0 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 185 9.7 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)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,634 88.8 70,660 87.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 331 11.2 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) 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,340 88.8 47,212 66.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 66 2.5 8,964 12.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 113 4.3 12,644 17.9 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 98 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) 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 43 1.6 819 1.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 233 8.9 5,172 7.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 367 13.9 15,812 22.4 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 895 34.0 29,719 42.1 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,037 39.4 17,586 24.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 56 2.1 1,553 2.2 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.9 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) 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 49 1.9 7,624 10.8 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 539 20.5 23,957 33.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 986 37.5 24,345 34.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,005 38.2 12,964 18.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 51 1.9 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) 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 2,094 79.3 50,246 71.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 465 17.6 16,814 23.8 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 80 3.0 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) 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 715 27.1 11,184 15.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,271 48.3 21,366 30.2 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 538 20.4 33,599 47.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 66 2.5 2,988 4.2 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 45 1.7 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) 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 8.6 N/A 12.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 40.4 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 		Nelson % Nelson 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) 335 62.3 22,731 67.7 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 112 20.8 5,486 16.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 91 16.9 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,386 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) 888 69.9 15,709 73.5 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 144 11.3 2,408 11.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 243 19.1 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 1,240 71.1 30,310 49.6 403,709 49.7
Female 504 28.9 30,809 50.4 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 31 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.7 N/A 3.8 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 N/A 1.4 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,694 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 		Nelson % Nelson Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 390 N/A 130 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,448 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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