Nakara Demographics (NT) Local Stats

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

In the 2011 census the population of Nakara was 1,914 and is comprised of approximately 48.2% females and 51.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nakara is 35 years of age.

57.2% of people living in the suburb of Nakara were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.7% Philippines, 3.7% India, 3.3% China , 3.3% England, 2.5% Greece, 1.8% New Zealand, 1.7% Timor-Leste, 1.5% Sri Lanka, 1.4% Nepal, 0.9% Indonesia, 0.7% Malaysia, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.6% Vietnam.

59.5% of people living in Nakara speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 6.1% Greek, 6.0% Other, 3.5% Mandarin, 1.6% Other, 1.6% Tagalog, 1.4% Cantonese, 1.4% Indonesian, 1.4% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Nakara is 23.6% Catholic, 23.3% No religion, 11.1% Anglican, 8.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.8% Eastern Orthodox, 4.7% Uniting Church, 4.3% Hinduism, 4.0% Buddhism, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Islam.

53.2% of people are married, 35.6% have never married and 6.8% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 37 widowed people living in Nakara.

64.1% of the people living in Nakara over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.6% are working on a part time basis. Nakara has an unemployment rate of 2.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Nakara are 28.8% Professionals, 15.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.2% Technicians & trades workers, 11.0% Community & personal service workers, 9.7% Managers, 9.2% Sales workers, 8.5% Labourers, 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Nakara work in are 17.2% Public administration and safety, 17.1% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Education and training, 8.4% Retail trade, 7.9% Construction, 7.6% Accommodation and food services, 6.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.7% Manufacturing.

29.1% of homes are fully owned, and 37.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $821 per week and the median household income is $2054 per week.

The median rent in Nakara is $400 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2091 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nakara postcode 0810