Wagaman Demographics (NT) Local Stats

Wagaman (0810) is a suburb of Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory. It is about 10 kms from NT's capital city of Darwin. Wagaman is in the federal electorate of Solomon.

In the 2011 census the population of Wagaman was 2,109 and is comprised of approximately 48.3% females and 51.7% males.

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

48.5% of people living in the suburb of Wagaman were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.8% Philippines, 5.4% Greece, 2.9% Timor-Leste, 2.5% England, 2.1% New Zealand, 2.0% Indonesia, 1.6% Nepal, 1.5% China , 1.1% India, 1.0% Malaysia, 0.7% Germany, 0.6% Thailand, 0.6% Cyprus, 0.6% United States of America.

51.2% of people living in Wagaman speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 13.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 10.5% Greek, 3.9% Tagalog, 3.3% Other, 3.0% Filipino , 2.0% Indonesian, 1.7% Other, 1.7% Other, 1.6% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Wagaman is 25.0% Catholic, 16.2% No religion, 15.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 11.2% Eastern Orthodox, 7.9% Anglican, 4.2% Buddhism, 4.1% Uniting Church, 3.4% Islam, 2.2% Hinduism, 1.4% Lutheran.

49.7% of people are married, 37.0% have never married and 6.2% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 62 widowed people living in Wagaman.

63.6% of the people living in Wagaman over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.5% are working on a part time basis. Wagaman has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Wagaman are 19.5% Technicians & trades workers, 15.8% Professionals, 15.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.8% Community & personal service workers, 10.6% Labourers, 8.8% Sales workers, 8.5% Managers, 5.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Wagaman work in are 13.8% Health care and social assistance, 13.7% Public administration and safety, 10.9% Retail trade, 10.5% Construction, 9.7% Accommodation and food services, 7.8% Education and training, 4.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.0% Administrative and support services, 4.0% Transport, postal and warehousing.

21.3% of homes are fully owned, and 40.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 35.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $744 per week and the median household income is $1689 per week.

The median rent in Wagaman is $320 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2058 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Wagaman postcode 0810