Malak Demographics (NT) Local Stats

Malak (0812) is a suburb of Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory. It is about 10 kms from NT's capital city of Darwin. Malak is in the federal electorate of Solomon.

In the 2011 census the population of Malak was 3,308 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Malak is 33 years of age.

63.6% of people living in the suburb of Malak were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.0% Philippines, 2.4% England, 2.2% Timor-Leste, 1.8% Indonesia, 1.5% New Zealand, 0.8% Thailand, 0.8% Greece, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.6% Papua New Guinea, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Vietnam, 0.5% India, 0.4% Burma , 0.4% Hong Kong .

66.6% of people living in Malak speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 13.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Indonesian, 1.9% Australian Indigenous Languages , 1.8% Greek, 1.8% Tagalog, 1.7% Other, 1.6% Other, 1.2% Other , 1.0% Thai.

The religious makeup of Malak is 26.7% Catholic, 23.2% No religion, 16.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.3% Anglican, 4.7% Uniting Church, 3.2% Buddhism, 2.5% Eastern Orthodox, 1.8% Lutheran, 1.7% Islam, 1.6% Christian, nfd.

41.4% of people are married, 42.7% have never married and 8.9% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 75 widowed people living in Malak.

65.9% of the people living in Malak over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 21.7% are working on a part time basis. Malak has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Malak are 19.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.5% Professionals, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 12.6% Community & personal service workers, 10.6% Labourers, 8.9% Managers, 8.3% Sales workers, 6.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Malak work in are 19.1% Public administration and safety, 11.0% Retail trade, 10.3% Health care and social assistance, 8.6% Education and training, 8.3% Construction, 5.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.2% Other services.

17.1% of homes are fully owned, and 40.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $761 per week and the median household income is $1647 per week.

The median rent in Malak is $203 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1860 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Malak postcode 0812