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Greater Darwin

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Estimated Resident Population
Greater Darwin
Estimated Resident Population<br /> Greater Darwin 150,736 149,154 147,971 147,673 147,251 148,273 148,752 147,102 144,914 141,169 138,471 133,105 129,106 127,829 125,315 121,210 116,935 113,461
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)
Estimated Resident Population
Greater Darwin
Estimated Resident Population<br /> Greater Darwin 150,736 149,154 147,971 147,673 147,251 148,273 148,752 147,102 144,914 141,169 138,471 133,105 129,106 127,829 125,315 121,210 116,935 113,461
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

Greater Darwin 2021

No significant change since previous Census (less than ±0.5%)
Increased since previous Census
Decreased since previous Census
Median age
34 (1)

Australia 38

Greater Capital Cities 37

New South Wales 39

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population
10% (1.7%)

Australia 3%

Greater Capital Cities 2%

New South Wales 3%

Couples with children
29% (-1.1%)

Australia 30%

Greater Capital Cities 32%

New South Wales 31%

Older couples without children
5% (0.8%)

Australia 10%

Greater Capital Cities 9%

New South Wales 10%

Lone person households
21% (2.7%)

Australia 24%

Greater Capital Cities 23%

New South Wales 24%

Medium and high density Housing
36% (0.3%)

Australia 28%

Greater Capital Cities 35%

New South Wales 35%

Median weekly household income
$2,247 ($64)

Australia $1,740

Greater Capital Cities $1,900

New South Wales $1,849

Median weekly mortgage repayment
$483 (-$24)

Australia $432

Greater Capital Cities $468

New South Wales $500

Median weekly rent
$390 (-$30)

Australia $380

Greater Capital Cities $402

New South Wales $420

Households renting
40% (2.2%)

Australia 30%

Greater Capital Cities 31%

New South Wales 31%

Households with a mortgage
32% (1.2%)

Australia 33%

Greater Capital Cities 35%

New South Wales 31%

Overseas born
28% (2.3%)

Australia 28%

Greater Capital Cities 34%

New South Wales 29%

Language at home other than English
24% (3.4%)

Australia 22%

Greater Capital Cities 30%

New South Wales 27%

University attendance
5% (0.6%)

Australia 5%

Greater Capital Cities 6%

New South Wales 5%

University qualification
26% (5.6%)

Australia 26%

Greater Capital Cities 31%

New South Wales 28%

Trade qualification (certificate)
21% (-1.1%)

Australia 19%

Greater Capital Cities 17%

New South Wales 18%

Unemployment rate
4.0% (-0.6%)

Australia 5.1%

Greater Capital Cities 5.3%

New South Wales 4.9%

Participation rate (population in labour force)
70% (1.2%)

Australia 61%

Greater Capital Cities 63%

New South Wales 59%

Worked at home
4% (1.9%)

Australia 21%

Greater Capital Cities 25%

New South Wales 31%

SEIFA index of disadvantage 2021
1,023

Australia 1,001

Greater Capital Cities 1,012

New South Wales 1,000

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