The Narrows Demographics (NT) Local Stats

The Narrows (0820) is a suburb of Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory. It is about 4 kms from NT's capital city of Darwin. The Narrows is in the federal electorate of Solomon.

In the 2011 census the population of The Narrows was 630 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of The Narrows is 39 years of age.

73.1% of people living in the suburb of The Narrows were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.2% England, 2.1% India, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.4% Zimbabwe, 1.4% Germany, 1.1% Philippines, 0.8% China , 0.8% South Africa, 0.8% Timor-Leste, 0.8% Papua New Guinea, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Singapore, 0.6% Greece, 0.6% Indonesia.

72.6% of people living in The Narrows speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.6% Australian Indigenous Languages , 4.3% Other, 1.6% Greek, 1.1% French, 1.0% Italian, 1.0% Spanish, 1.0% German, 0.5% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of The Narrows is 28.2% Catholic, 18.8% No religion, 13.6% Anglican, 11.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.7% Uniting Church, 3.0% Eastern Orthodox, 1.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Baptist, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Buddhism.

32.9% of people are married, 45.0% have never married and 12.9% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 28 widowed people living in The Narrows.

65.5% of the people living in The Narrows over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.9% are working on a part time basis. The Narrows has an unemployment rate of 6.7%.

The main occupations of people living in The Narrows are 20.5% Professionals, 17.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.0% Technicians & trades workers, 13.4% Managers, 10.1% Community & personal service workers, 9.0% Labourers, 8.2% Sales workers, 4.9% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from The Narrows work in are 22.9% Public administration and safety, 11.3% Education and training, 9.4% Construction, 8.6% Health care and social assistance, 8.6% Retail trade, 6.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.4% Other services, 3.4% Transport, postal and warehousing.

12.7% of homes are fully owned, and 28.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 56.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $628 per week and the median household income is $900 per week.

The median rent in The Narrows is $79 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for The Narrows postcode 0820