Greater Darwin, Northern Territory – People
Total population
Population growth
Indigenous
population
Median age
Sex
Hold Australian
citizenship
Born overseas
Country of birth
Languages spoken at
home
Religious affiliation
Registered marital
status (over 15 years
old)
Median income
(weekly)
Family composition
2011
120,585
2006
105,993
13.8%
9.2%
9.7%
33
32
Male – 52.2%
Male – 52.0%
Female – 47.8%
Female – 48.0%
78.8%
83.0%
21.7%
18.2%
Australia – 67.5%
Australia – 70.7%
England – 3.2%
England – 3.4%
Philippines – 2.4%
New Zealand – 2.1%
Only English – 72.7%
Only English – 76.8%
Greek – 2.3%
Greek – 2.3%
Tagalog – 1.2%
Indonesian – 0.7%
No religion – 26.6%
No religion – 25.2%
Catholic – 23.0%
Catholic – 23.2%
Anglican – 12.0%
Anglican – 13.2%
Married – 42.0%
Married – 41.6%
Never married – 42.9%
Never married – 41.9%
Separated or divorced – 12.3%
Separated or divorced – 13.7%
Individual – $897
Individual – $682
Household – $1,806
Household – $1,282
Family – $2,040
Family – $1,488
Couple with children – 45.0%
Couple with children – 45.1%
Couple without children – 37.0%
Couple without children – 35.5%
One parent families – 15.9%
One parent families – 17.8%
Greater Darwin, Northern Territory – Dwellings
Total dwellings
Occupied private
dwellings
Dwelling structure
Tenure
Household composition
Median household rent
(weekly)
Median household
mortgage repayments
(monthly)
Average people per
household
Average people per
bedroom
2011
2006
48,711
43,552
44,707
40,661
Separate house – 60.3%
Separate house – 62.2%
Flat/Unit/Apartment – 21.2%
Flat/Unit/Apartment – 20.9%
Semi-detached – 12.6%
Semi-detached – 10.5%
Owned outright – 17.9%
Owned outright – 17.8%
Owned with mortgage – 36.7%
Owned with mortgage – 38.7%
Rented – 41.9%
Single/multi-family household –
72.1%
Lone person household – 21.3%
Rented – 39.8%
Single/multi-family household –
71.6%
Lone person household – 22.6%
Group household – 6.6%
Group household – 5.9%
$360
$200
$2,167
$1,389
2.7
2.6
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Key Points
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The population of Greater Darwin has increased from 105,993 in 2006 to 120,585 in 2011, an
increase of 14,592 people.
Philippines is now the third most reported country of birth in Greater Darwin, accounting for 2.4
per cent of the population.
Tagalog is now the third most common language spoken at home other than English.
Median household weekly rent has increased from $200 in 2006 to $360 in 2011, an increase of
$160 per week.
Median household monthly mortgage repayments have increased from $1,389 in 2006 to $2,167
in 2011, an increase of $778.