25,912 ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25,186
- 2016: 24,753
- 2021: 25,912
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alice Springs · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Alice Springs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people in Alice Springs identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander than in the typical Australian area. This is a young community where the typical resident is just 34 years old. The population has grown slightly to 25,912 people since the last census.
25,912
▲ +2.9%
- 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 Alice Springs — higher than 63% of areas.
| Alice Springs | 25,912 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | 89,103 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34, making the area noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. The total population grew by 2.9% since 2011, adding about 726 people.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 20.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at just 9.6%.
9.6% ▲ +60.1%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Alice Springs, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 20.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 16.6%.
20.6% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.6% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alice Springs, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (39%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70200/alice-springs/topic/demographics-identity