Northern Territory Demographics
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Northern Territory Demographics
The population of Northern Territory at the last national Census was 210,664 people (110,176 males and 100,488 females) with an average age of 30. There were 50,785 people of Indigenous origin living in the region.
Birthplace
Of the population, 78% were Australian-born with the remaining residents hailing from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Philippines. English was the only language spoken at home by 69% of the population, with Australian Indigenous languages, Greek and Chinese the next most common languages spoken.
IT
Of the population, 31% had recently used a personal computer at home with 9% under 20 years old, 15% between 20 and 44 and 7% aged 44 and over. The total number of people who had recently used the Internet was 62,493.
Labour force
During the week prior to Census 90,434 people in the Northern Territory (50,864 males and 39,570 females) were employed, representing 94% of the labour force. Of these 67% were working full-time. Within the total workforce 8% were employed as Managers and Administrators and 17% as Professionals.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics more
