People — demographics & education

People	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Total	72,930	--	211,945	--	21,507,717	--
Male	37,826	51.9	109,517	51.7	10,634,013	49.4
Female	35,104	48.1	102,428	48.3	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	6,155	8.4	56,776	26.8	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 72,930 people in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas) of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.4% of the population.

Age	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	4,864	6.7	17,119	8.1	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	4,389	6.0	16,415	7.7	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	4,653	6.4	15,608	7.4	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	4,571	6.3	14,820	7.0	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	5,572	7.6	16,839	7.9	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	7,167	9.8	19,213	9.1	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	6,315	8.7	17,345	8.2	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	5,817	8.0	16,829	7.9	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	5,643	7.7	16,331	7.7	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	5,307	7.3	14,799	7.0	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	5,109	7.0	13,775	6.5	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	4,473	6.1	11,632	5.5	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	3,761	5.2	9,121	4.3	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	2,223	3.0	5,286	2.5	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	1,462	2.0	3,280	1.5	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	779	1.1	1,726	0.8	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	511	0.7	1,112	0.5	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	313	0.4	694	0.3	402,681	1.9
Median age	34	--	31	--	37	--

The median age of people in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.3% of the population.

Registered marital status	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	24,495	41.5	70,154	43.1	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	1,897	3.2	5,526	3.4	529,280	3.0
Divorced	5,380	9.1	13,273	8.2	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	1,803	3.1	5,202	3.2	949,634	5.5
Never married	25,448	43.1	68,647	42.2	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas) aged 15 years and over, 41.5% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	46	--	44	--	50	--
Separated	49	--	47	--	49	--
Divorced	53	--	53	--	54	--
Widowed	69	--	65	--	78	--
Never married	27	--	27	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas) was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	20,098	41.7	54,563	41.5	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	7,078	14.7	19,532	14.9	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	21,054	43.7	57,233	43.6	6,413,399	41.3

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 41.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	46	--	44	--	50	--
De facto marriage	35	--	35	--	35	--
Not married	33	--	32	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas) was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	1,014	4.0	3,339	4.6	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	3,838	15.2	15,171	20.7	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	738	2.9	2,586	3.5	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	670	2.6	2,150	2.9	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	2,897	11.5	8,003	10.9	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	582	2.3	1,780	2.4	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	833	3.3	2,823	3.9	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	982	3.9	2,726	3.7	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	3,570	14.1	6,682	9.1	932,524	14.3
Other	575	2.3	1,627	2.2	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	9,593	37.9	26,242	35.9	1,511,694	23.2
Total	25,292	--	73,129	--	6,503,580	--

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas) 34.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.7% were in primary school, 17.0% in secondary school and 18.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Australia	45,443	62.3	158,031	74.6	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	22,867	36.1	42,606	22.7	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	4,640	7.3	10,807	5.8	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	3,915	6.2	9,131	4.9	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	31,852	50.3	125,126	66.7	10,757,087	53.7

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), 50.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	27,844	69.2	69,544	66.9	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	8,137	20.2	20,878	20.1	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	2,803	7.0	8,056	7.7	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	1,458	3.6	5,489	5.3	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	40,242	--	103,967	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 40,242 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas). Of these 69.2% were employed full time, 20.2% were employed part-time and 3.6% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	2,613	6.7	6,588	6.7	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	2,439	6.3	6,344	6.4	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	3,091	8.0	7,952	8.1	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	8,086	20.8	19,470	19.8	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	19,753	50.9	50,076	50.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), 6.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.9% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	39	--	39	--	40	--
Employed part-time	37	--	37	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

Occupation	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	899	--	745	--	577	--
Family	2,063	--	1,759	--	1,481	--
Household	1,809	--	1,674	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas) was $899.

Travel to work, top responses	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	39,102	66.2	108,531	66.7	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	14,300	24.2	49,616	30.5	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	4,227	7.2	14,566	8.9	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	10,544	17.9	27,050	16.6	3,090,874	17.8

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.2% provided care for children and 7.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	13,871	23.5	37,795	23.2	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	15,686	26.6	42,817	26.3	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	5,821	9.9	16,605	10.2	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	3,725	6.3	11,314	6.9	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	6,730	39.1	16,310	34.0	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	7,447	43.2	22,245	46.3	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	2,723	15.8	8,610	17.9	901,637	15.9
Other family	329	1.9	866	1.8	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), 43.2% were couple families with children, 39.1% were couple families without children and 15.8% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	20.0	--	19.5	--	17.6
Female	--	80.0	--	80.5	--	82.4

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas) 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,373	--	2,300	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,708	--	2,475	--	2,310	--
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In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,708 and those without children was $2,373.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	5,044	35.6	12,591	32.7	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	449	3.2	1,326	3.4	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	2,459	17.3	5,984	15.5	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	2,005	14.1	5,205	13.5	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	431	3.0	1,552	4.0	251,191	5.4
Both not working	1,223	8.6	4,773	12.4	899,598	19.2
Other	1,224	8.6	3,327	8.6	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	1,341	9.5	3,801	9.9	314,529	6.7

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), of couple families, 35.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 17.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	24,247	90.1	60,889	87.6	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	2,651	9.9	8,595	12.4	934,470	10.7

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), 90.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.9% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	13,260	54.7	41,186	67.6	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	3,824	15.8	6,880	11.3	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	6,476	26.7	10,087	16.6	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	601	2.5	2,471	4.1	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), 54.7% were separate houses, 15.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 26.7% were flats, units or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	310	1.3	999	1.6	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	1,453	6.0	4,536	7.4	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	6,242	25.7	13,275	21.8	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	10,601	43.7	27,268	44.8	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	4,914	20.3	12,789	21.0	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	728	3.0	2,024	3.3	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	2.8	--	2.8	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.6	--	2.9	--	2.6	--

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), of occupied private dwellings 6.0% had 1 bedroom, 25.7% had 2 bedrooms and 43.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	4,587	18.9	9,530	15.7	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	7,676	31.7	18,630	30.6	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	11,022	45.5	29,903	49.1	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	142	0.6	580	1.0	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	820	3.4	2,248	3.7	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), 18.9% were owned outright, 31.7% were owned with a mortgage and 45.5% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Family households	16,698	68.9	44,046	72.3	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	5,631	23.2	13,317	21.9	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	1,918	7.9	3,528	5.8	321,007	4.1

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), of all households, 68.9% were family households, 23.2% were single person households and 7.9% were group households.

Household income	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	13.0	--	14.6	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	19.8	--	16.3	--	11.2
View the income fact sheet

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), 13.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 19.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Median rent	360	--	225	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	88.5	--	91.0	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	11.5	--	9.0	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,167	--	2,058	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	92.2	--	92.3	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	7.8	--	7.7	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
None	1,926	7.9	7,153	11.7	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	8,611	35.5	20,289	33.3	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	8,685	35.8	20,488	33.6	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	3,973	16.4	10,184	16.7	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	1,052	4.3	2,776	4.6	234,292	3.0

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), 35.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	6,156	--	56,776	--	548,368	--
Male	2,964	48.1	28,035	49.4	270,331	49.3
Female	3,192	51.9	28,741	50.6	278,037	50.7
Median age	23	--	23	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), there were 6,156 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 2,964 (or 48.1%) were male and 3,192 (or 51.9%) were female. The median age was 23 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	3.1	--	4.2	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.3	--	1.7	--	1.2	--
Median household income	1,319	--	1,099	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,319.

Mortgage and rent	Darwin (C)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	280	--	75	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,950	--	1,963	--	1,647	--

In Darwin (C) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.