The Gardens Demographics (NT) Local Stats

The Gardens (0820) is a suburb of Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory. It is about 2 kms from NT's capital city of Darwin. The Gardens is in the federal electorate of Solomon.

In the 2011 census the population of The Gardens was 743 and is comprised of approximately 46.8% females and 53.2% males.

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

70.6% of people living in the suburb of The Gardens were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.8% England, 1.9% Philippines, 1.8% Indonesia, 1.3% Austria, 1.2% India, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.9% Fiji, 0.9% Zimbabwe, 0.8% Norway, 0.8% China , 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% Papua New Guinea, 0.5% Scotland.

70.4% of people living in The Gardens speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 7.6% Australian Indigenous Languages , 2.7% Other, 1.5% Indonesian, 1.4% Portuguese, 1.1% Hindi, 0.9% German, 0.9% Filipino , 0.8% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of The Gardens is 30.9% Catholic, 29.1% No religion, 12.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 11.1% Anglican, 5.1% Uniting Church, 2.0% Baptist, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Buddhism, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.1% Hinduism.

28.5% of people are married, 57.0% have never married and 10.1% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 10 widowed people living in The Gardens.

71.2% of the people living in The Gardens over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 18.6% are working on a part time basis. The Gardens has an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

The main occupations of people living in The Gardens are 26.4% Professionals, 17.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.9% Managers, 13.4% Technicians & trades workers, 10.2% Community & personal service workers, 6.5% Sales workers, 6.3% Labourers, 3.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from The Gardens work in are 28.3% Public administration and safety, 9.6% Accommodation and food services, 8.8% Education and training, 8.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.1% Retail trade, 7.0% Health care and social assistance, 7.0% Construction, 5.5% Arts and recreation services, 3.9% Transport, postal and warehousing.

11.9% of homes are fully owned, and 23.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 58.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $927 per week and the median household income is $1868 per week.

The median rent in The Gardens is $320 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2253 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for The Gardens postcode 0820