People — demographics & education

People	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Total	6,121	--	211,945	--	21,507,717	--
Male	3,064	50.1	109,517	51.7	10,634,013	49.4
Female	3,057	49.9	102,428	48.3	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	5,008	81.8	56,776	26.8	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 6,121 people in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 81.8% of the population.

Age	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	666	10.9	17,119	8.1	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	636	10.4	16,415	7.7	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	617	10.1	15,608	7.4	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	509	8.3	14,820	7.0	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	636	10.4	16,839	7.9	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	552	9.0	19,213	9.1	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	450	7.4	17,345	8.2	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	356	5.8	16,829	7.9	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	410	6.7	16,331	7.7	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	311	5.1	14,799	7.0	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	282	4.6	13,775	6.5	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	244	4.0	11,632	5.5	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	193	3.2	9,121	4.3	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	118	1.9	5,286	2.5	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	64	1.0	3,280	1.5	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	43	0.7	1,726	0.8	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	19	0.3	1,112	0.5	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	16	0.3	694	0.3	402,681	1.9
Median age	24	--	31	--	37	--

The median age of people in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) was 24 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 31.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.2% of the population.

Registered marital status	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	1,999	47.6	70,154	43.1	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	143	3.4	5,526	3.4	529,280	3.0
Divorced	239	5.7	13,273	8.2	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	194	4.6	5,202	3.2	949,634	5.5
Never married	1,623	38.7	68,647	42.2	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) aged 15 years and over, 47.6% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	37	--	44	--	50	--
Separated	43	--	47	--	49	--
Divorced	52	--	53	--	54	--
Widowed	60	--	65	--	78	--
Never married	26	--	27	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) was 37 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	1,435	40.2	54,563	41.5	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	332	9.3	19,532	14.9	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	1,801	50.5	57,233	43.6	6,413,399	41.3

In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 40.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	37	--	44	--	50	--
De facto marriage	36	--	35	--	35	--
Not married	29	--	32	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) was 37 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	120	5.7	3,339	4.6	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	834	39.4	15,171	20.7	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	3	0.1	2,586	3.5	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	3	0.1	2,150	2.9	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	232	11.0	8,003	10.9	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	19	0.9	1,780	2.4	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	59	2.8	2,823	3.9	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	68	3.2	2,726	3.7	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	23	1.1	6,682	9.1	932,524	14.3
Other	52	2.5	1,627	2.2	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	702	33.2	26,242	35.9	1,511,694	23.2
Total	2,115	--	73,129	--	6,503,580	--

In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) 34.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.6% were in primary school, 14.6% in secondary school and 4.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Australia	5,857	95.7	158,031	74.6	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	206	3.6	42,606	22.7	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	82	1.5	10,807	5.8	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	47	0.8	9,131	4.9	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	5,319	94.1	125,126	66.7	10,757,087	53.7

In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 94.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	981	46.9	69,544	66.9	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	529	25.3	20,878	20.1	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	185	8.9	8,056	7.7	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	395	18.9	5,489	5.3	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	2,090	--	103,967	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 2,090 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas). Of these 46.9% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 18.9% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	165	9.7	6,588	6.7	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	161	9.5	6,344	6.4	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	204	12.0	7,952	8.1	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	221	13.0	19,470	19.8	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	758	44.7	50,076	50.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.7% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	39	--	39	--	40	--
Employed part-time	34	--	37	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 34 years.

Occupation	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	279	--	745	--	577	--
Family	727	--	1,759	--	1,481	--
Household	1,126	--	1,674	--	1,234	--
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The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) was $279.

Travel to work, top responses	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	2,940	70.0	108,531	66.7	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	1,794	42.7	49,616	30.5	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	590	14.1	14,566	8.9	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	423	10.1	27,050	16.6	3,090,874	17.8

In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 42.7% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	1,116	26.6	37,795	23.2	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	951	22.6	42,817	26.3	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	489	11.6	16,605	10.2	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	384	9.1	11,314	6.9	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 22.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	271	22.3	16,310	34.0	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	621	51.0	22,245	46.3	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	300	24.7	8,610	17.9	901,637	15.9
Other family	25	2.1	866	1.8	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 51.0% were couple families with children, 22.3% were couple families without children and 24.7% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	20.9	--	19.5	--	17.6
Female	--	79.1	--	80.5	--	82.4

In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas) 20.9% of single parents were male and 79.1% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Families without children	1,812	--	2,300	--	2,081	--
Families with children	1,110	--	2,475	--	2,310	--
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In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,110 and those without children was $1,812.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	140	15.6	12,591	32.7	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	49	5.5	1,326	3.4	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	60	6.7	5,984	15.5	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	100	11.2	5,205	13.5	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	118	13.2	1,552	4.0	251,191	5.4
Both not working	279	31.2	4,773	12.4	899,598	19.2
Other	62	6.9	3,327	8.6	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	87	9.7	3,801	9.9	314,529	6.7

In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), of couple families, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 6.7% 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	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	1,075	79.9	60,889	87.6	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	271	20.1	8,595	12.4	934,470	10.7

In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 79.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.1% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	895	83.3	41,186	67.6	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	0	0.0	6,880	11.3	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	55	5.1	10,087	16.6	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	106	9.9	2,471	4.1	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 83.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.1% were flats, units or apartments and 9.9% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	36	3.3	999	1.6	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	111	10.3	4,536	7.4	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	221	20.5	13,275	21.8	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	456	42.4	27,268	44.8	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	171	15.9	12,789	21.0	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	81	7.5	2,024	3.3	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	2.7	--	2.8	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	4.3	--	2.9	--	2.6	--

In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), of occupied private dwellings 10.3% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 42.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 4.3 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	129	12.0	9,530	15.7	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	36	3.3	18,630	30.6	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	805	74.8	29,903	49.1	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	26	2.4	580	1.0	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	80	7.4	2,248	3.7	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 12.0% were owned outright, 3.3% were owned with a mortgage and 74.8% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Family households	841	78.2	44,046	72.3	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	197	18.3	13,317	21.9	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	37	3.4	3,528	5.8	321,007	4.1

In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), of all households, 78.2% were family households, 18.3% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

Household income	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	21.1	--	14.6	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	6.1	--	16.3	--	11.2
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In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 21.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.1% 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	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Median rent	50	--	225	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	97.5	--	91.0	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	2.5	--	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	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	823	--	2,058	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	99.6	--	92.3	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	0.4	--	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	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
None	414	38.5	7,153	11.7	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	341	31.7	20,289	33.3	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	149	13.9	20,488	33.6	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	74	6.9	10,184	16.7	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	97	9.0	2,776	4.6	234,292	3.0

In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), 31.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 13.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	5,008	--	56,776	--	548,368	--
Male	2,448	48.9	28,035	49.4	270,331	49.3
Female	2,560	51.1	28,741	50.6	278,037	50.7
Median age	22	--	23	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), there were 5,008 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 2,448 (or 48.9%) were male and 2,560 (or 51.1%) were female. The median age was 22 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	5.7	--	4.2	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	2.2	--	1.7	--	1.2	--
Median household income	1,076	--	1,099	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.7, with 2.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,076.

Mortgage and rent	Roper Gulf (S)	%	Northern Territory	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	55	--	75	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	0	--	1,963	--	1,647	--

In Roper Gulf (S) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $55 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.