Nhulunbuy Demographics (NT) Local Stats

Nhulunbuy (0880) is a suburb of Northern Territory, Top End, Northern Territory. It is about 645 kms from NT's capital city of Darwin. Nhulunbuy is in the federal electorate of Lingiari.

In the 2011 census the population of Nhulunbuy was 4,072 and is comprised of approximately 46.8% females and 53.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nhulunbuy is 31 years of age.

76.5% of people living in the suburb of Nhulunbuy were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.3% New Zealand, 2.4% England, 1.1% Philippines, 0.8% Papua New Guinea, 0.6% India, 0.6% South Africa, 0.4% Thailand, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Tonga, 0.3% Indonesia, 0.3% Suriname.

81.3% of people living in Nhulunbuy speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.7% Australian Indigenous Languages , 2.1% Other, 0.4% Thai, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Arabic, 0.3% Japanese, 0.2% German.

The religious makeup of Nhulunbuy is 30.6% No religion, 21.3% Catholic, 12.7% Anglican, 11.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.8% Uniting Church, 2.6% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Buddhism, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.2% Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions.

54.0% of people are married, 34.2% have never married and 7.6% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 33 widowed people living in Nhulunbuy.

73.1% of the people living in Nhulunbuy over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 16.7% are working on a part time basis. Nhulunbuy has an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Nhulunbuy are 20.6% Technicians & trades workers, 20.4% Professionals, 14.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.7% Managers, 8.1% Community & personal service workers, 7.7% Labourers, 4.8% Sales workers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Nhulunbuy work in are 29.9% Manufacturing, 10.7% Health care and social assistance, 9.8% Public administration and safety, 9.4% Education and training, 7.2% Retail trade, 6.6% Construction, 6.1% Mining, 4.1% Accommodation and food services, 3.6% Transport, postal and warehousing.

2.6% of homes are fully owned, and 1.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 92.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1229 per week and the median household income is $2580 per week.

The median rent in Nhulunbuy is $3 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nhulunbuy postcode 0880