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In the 2006 Census, 6,009 people were usually resident in Northam (T) (Local Government Areas): of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Of the total population 8.0% were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
In the 2006 Census, 22.5% of people usually resident in Northam (T) (Local Government Areas) were children aged 0-14 years, and 25.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.
In the 2006 Census, 89.0% of people usually resident in Northam (T) (Local Government Areas) were Australian citizens, 13.6% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.
In the 2006 Census, 45.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Northam (T) (Local Government Areas) were married, 13.2% were either separated or divorced, 8.0% were widowed and 33.5% were never married.
During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 2,627 people aged 15 years and over in Northam (T) (Local Government Areas) were in the labour force. Of these 59.8% worked full-time, 26.6% worked part-time, 3.7% were away from work, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.7% were unemployed. 1,689 people were not in the labour force.
In the 2006 Census in Northam (T) (Local Government Areas), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $385, the median family income was $1,022 and the median household income was $758.
In the 2006 Census, there were 1,493 families in Northam (T) (Local Government Areas): of these 40.7% were couple families without children, 40.0% were couple families with children, 18.8% were one parent families and 0.6% were other families.
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc
130
5.5
702,550
9.2
Flat, unit or apartment
58
2.5
1,076,315
14.2
Other dwelling
29
1.2
127,337
1.7
Dwelling type not stated
0
0.0
4,594
0.1
In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Northam (T) (Local Government Areas), 90.8% were separate houses, 5.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme)
729
31.0
2,448,205
32.2
Rented (includes rent-free)
660
28.0
2,063,947
27.2
Other tenure type
13
0.6
65,715
0.9
Tenure type not stated
187
7.9
540,050
7.1
In the 2006 Census in Northam (T) (Local Government Areas), 32.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 31.0% were owned with a mortgage and 28.0% were rented.
Occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation)
Real estate agent
167
25.3
1,043,198
50.5
State or Territory housing authority
220
33.3
306,697
14.9
Other landlord type
263
39.8
652,012
31.6
Landlord type not stated
12
1.8
62,037
3.0
In the 2006 Census in Northam (T) (Local Government Areas), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 25.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 33.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 39.8% were rented from other landlord type.
In the 2006 Census in Northam (T) (Local Government Areas), the median weekly rent was $125. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $800. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.
Excludes visitor only and other not classifiable households
Family households
1,475
62.6
5,122,760
67.4
Single (or lone) person households
675
28.7
1,740,481
22.9
Group households
75
3.2
280,856
3.7
In the 2006 Census in Northam (T) (Local Government Areas), 62.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.7% were single (or lone) person households and 3.2% were group households.
LATEST ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (AEST) 25/10/2007
The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2006 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2006. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census
The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2006 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2006. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error in the 2006 Census Dictionary. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census
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