293 —
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Darwin Waterfront Precinct · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Darwin Waterfront Precinct
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small population of 293 people live in the Darwin Waterfront Precinct, where the community has become more dominated by working-age adults. This area is notably different from the rest of the Territory, with a very low number of children and seniors living here.
293
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- 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 Darwin Waterfront Precinct — lower than 96% of areas.
| Darwin Waterfront Precinct | 293 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | 139,902 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37 years old, which is a little younger than the national figure but noticeably older than the Northern Territory average.
37 yrs —
Younger than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Working-age people between 25 and 44 make up over half the population. This helps explain why children under 15 (7.8%) and seniors over 65 (6.1%) are both far below the national and state figures.
6.1% —
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.8% —
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Darwin Waterfront Precinct, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 50%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 29%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 27%, a figure far above both the Territory and Australia. Around 3.4% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national average.
3.4% —
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
27.0% —
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Darwin Waterfront Precinct, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Darwin Waterfront Precinct
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Darwin Waterfront Precinct [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA71150/darwin-waterfront-precinct/topic/demographics-identity