Batchelor Demographics (NT) Local Stats

Batchelor (0845) is a suburb of Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory. It is about 69 kms from NT's capital city of Darwin. Batchelor is in the federal electorate of Lingiari.

In the 2011 census the population of Batchelor was 336 and is comprised of approximately 44.9% females and 55.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Batchelor is 44 years of age.

62.3% of people living in the suburb of Batchelor were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.0% England, 2.7% New Zealand, 1.5% Scotland, 1.5% Papua New Guinea.

68.0% of people living in Batchelor speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 27.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.9% German, 0.9% Hungarian, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.9% Other.

The religious makeup of Batchelor is 32.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 25.0% No religion, 18.2% Catholic, 9.8% Anglican, 6.2% Uniting Church, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.8% Baptist, 1.2% Jehovah's Witnesses, 1.2% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Presbyterian and Reformed.

25.7% of people are married, 48.6% have never married and 15.2% are divorced and 7.2% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Batchelor.

67.5% of the people living in Batchelor over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 19.8% are working on a part time basis. Batchelor has an unemployment rate of 7.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Batchelor are 21.2% Professionals, 16.9% Community & personal service workers, 15.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.3% Managers, 10.2% Labourers, 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.6% Technicians & trades workers, 5.1% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Batchelor work in are 30.7% Education and training, 10.5% Construction, 9.6% Health care and social assistance, 8.8% Public administration and safety, 7.9% Accommodation and food services, 7.9% Manufacturing, 7.0% Administrative and support services, 4.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 2.6% Retail trade.

20.7% of homes are fully owned, and 16.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 55.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $623 per week and the median household income is $857 per week.

The median rent in Batchelor is $55 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1245 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Batchelor postcode 0845