1,358 ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1,437
- 2016: 1,606
- 2021: 1,358
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ngaanyatjarraku · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Ngaanyatjarraku
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A huge gap in identity marks Ngaanyatjarraku, where 84.5% of the 1,358 residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is far above the national figure. It is also a remarkably young community, with a typical resident aged just 30 years.
1,358
▼ -5.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Ngaanyatjarraku — lower than 84% of areas.
| Ngaanyatjarraku | 1,358 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population shrank by 5.5% since 2011, losing about 79 people. The typical resident is now 30, which is far younger than the national figure of 38.
30 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Younger than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 29 yrs
- 2021: 30 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 5.1%, a figure far below the Australian average of 17.2%.
5.1% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.2% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ngaanyatjarraku, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity remains steady at 84.5%, far above the state and national figures. Regarding relationships, only 4.7% of people are in a de facto partnership, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
84.5% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 84.3%
- 2016: 86.2%
- 2021: 84.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.7% ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ngaanyatjarraku, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (37%) and Widowed (7%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ngaanyatjarraku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56620/ngaanyatjarraku/topic/demographics-identity