Leanyer Demographics (NT) Local Stats

Leanyer (0812) is a suburb of Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory. It is about 11 kms from NT's capital city of Darwin. Leanyer is in the federal electorate of Solomon.

In the 2011 census the population of Leanyer was 4,692 and is comprised of approximately 50.2% females and 49.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Leanyer is 34 years of age.

63.5% of people living in the suburb of Leanyer were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.0% England, 2.9% Philippines, 1.9% Timor-Leste, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.6% Greece, 1.1% India, 1.0% China , 0.8% Indonesia, 0.7% Malaysia, 0.7% Sri Lanka, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.6% Thailand, 0.4% Cyprus, 0.4% Papua New Guinea.

66.6% of people living in Leanyer speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 11.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 6.1% Greek, 2.3% Other, 2.1% Other, 1.6% Mandarin, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.4% Cantonese, 1.0% Filipino , 0.6% Indonesian.

The religious makeup of Leanyer is 25.3% No religion, 22.9% Catholic, 13.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.5% Anglican, 7.1% Eastern Orthodox, 5.0% Uniting Church, 3.4% Buddhism, 2.1% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.2% Islam.

47.7% of people are married, 38.2% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 99 widowed people living in Leanyer.

69.6% of the people living in Leanyer over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 20.7% are working on a part time basis. Leanyer has an unemployment rate of 2.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Leanyer are 20.4% Professionals, 17.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.8% Technicians & trades workers, 12.8% Managers, 10.1% Community & personal service workers, 8.1% Sales workers, 7.2% Labourers, 5.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Leanyer work in are 18.7% Public administration and safety, 11.1% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Retail trade, 9.5% Construction, 8.7% Education and training, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.3% Accommodation and food services, 4.0% Manufacturing.

24.0% of homes are fully owned, and 38.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 33.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $913 per week and the median household income is $1923 per week.

The median rent in Leanyer is $420 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

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