4,778 —
Lower than 59% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 4,523
- 2021: 4,778
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Other Territories · Capital City
Demographics & Identity in Other Territories
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Across Other Territories, aged 65+ is well above average and de facto is above average.
4,778
—
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–28: 1 area
- 28–48: 1 area
- 48–83: 0 areas
- 83–144: 1 area
- 144–251: 1 area
- 251–436: 0 areas
- 436–758: 2 areas
- 758–1,316: 0 areas
- 1,316–2,287: 1 area
- 2,287–3,974: 2 areas
- 3,974–6,906: 1 area
- 6,906–11,999: 3 areas
- 11,999–20,850: 1 area
- 20,850–36,228: 0 areas
- 36,228–62,950: 0 areas
- 62,950–109,382: 1 area
- 109,382–190,063: 1 area
- 190,063–330,254: 2 areas
- 330,254–573,849: 3 areas
- 573,849–997,120: 0 areas
- 997,120–1,732,595: 2 areas
- 1,732,595–3,010,558: 4 areas
- 3,010,558–5,231,147: 2 areas
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Other Territories — lower than 59% of areas.
| Other Territories | 4,778 |
|---|---|
| Other Territories | 4,788 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Other Territories is home to 4,778 people — around the middle of the range. The median age in Other Territories is 43 yrs, above average (above both the Other Territories average of 43 yrs and the national 38 yrs).
43 yrs —
Older than 71% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
People aged 65 and over make up 19.1% of Other Territories's population — well above average (below the Other Territories average of 19.2% but above the national 17.2%). Children under 15 make up 17.4% of Other Territories's population, around the middle of the range (above the Other Territories average of 17.3% but below the national 18.2%).
The most common age structure is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, ahead of Young adults (25–44) (25%).
19.1% —
Higher than 81% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% —
Higher than 59% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Other Territories splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
4.6% of Other Territories's residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people — around the middle of the range (below the Other Territories average of 4.7% but above the national 3.2%). 13.4% of people in Other Territories are in a de facto relationship, above average (above both the Other Territories average of 13.4% and the national 11.5%).
The most common marital status is Married at 49%, ahead of Never married (33%).
4.6% —
Lower than 58% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% —
Higher than 72% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Other Territories, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Other Territories [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/9OTER/other-territories/topic/demographics-identity