Brinkin Demographics (NT) Local Stats

Brinkin (0810) is a suburb of Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory. It is about 11 kms from NT's capital city of Darwin. Brinkin is in the federal electorate of Solomon.

In the 2011 census the population of Brinkin was 1,129 and is comprised of approximately 47.0% females and 53.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Brinkin is 30 years of age.

48.9% of people living in the suburb of Brinkin were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.0% India, 3.4% China , 3.1% Philippines, 3.0% England, 1.8% Indonesia, 1.8% Bangladesh, 1.7% Malaysia, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.5% Greece, 1.3% Sri Lanka, 1.2% Hong Kong , 1.2% Timor-Leste, 1.0% Zimbabwe, 0.9% Nepal.

51.7% of people living in Brinkin speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.5% Other, 7.4% Greek, 5.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.9% Mandarin, 2.3% Cantonese, 1.9% Tagalog, 1.8% Bengali, 1.5% Other, 1.4% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Brinkin is 23.1% Catholic, 20.4% No religion, 9.7% Anglican, 8.2% Eastern Orthodox, 7.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.4% Buddhism, 5.3% Hinduism, 4.8% Islam, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.3% Christian, nfd.

41.6% of people are married, 48.1% have never married and 5.6% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 20 widowed people living in Brinkin.

58.8% of the people living in Brinkin over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.8% are working on a part time basis. Brinkin has an unemployment rate of 6.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Brinkin are 33.7% Professionals, 12.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.9% Technicians & trades workers, 10.7% Sales workers, 10.1% Managers, 9.5% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 5.4% Labourers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Brinkin work in are 20.9% Health care and social assistance, 15.2% Public administration and safety, 12.1% Education and training, 10.8% Retail trade, 7.7% Accommodation and food services, 6.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.2% Construction, 3.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.1% Other services.

28.6% of homes are fully owned, and 29.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 39.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $839 per week and the median household income is $1892 per week.

The median rent in Brinkin is $390 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Brinkin postcode 0810