21,411 ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18,994
- 2016: 23,855
- 2021: 21,411
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Litchfield · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Litchfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Growth and an ageing population have shaped Litchfield since 2011, with the total population rising by 13% to reach 21,411 people. The area is now slightly older than the national figure, and it has seen a notable increase in the proportion of both seniors and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents.
21,411
▲ +12.7%
- 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 Litchfield — higher than 60% of areas.
| Litchfield | 21,411 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | 139,902 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is now 39, which is a little older than the Australian average and 3 years older than it was in 2011. Litchfield is larger than about 62% of similar areas, having added roughly 2,417 people over the last decade.
39 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Younger than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest age group at 29.9%. While children under 15 have fallen to 18.1% since 2011, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose by 5.2 points to reach 11.8%, which is well below the national figure.
11.8% ▲ +77.5%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Litchfield splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 12.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average but far below the rest of the Northern Territory. De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 18.6% of residents.
12.4% ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.6% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Litchfield splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Litchfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA72300/litchfield/topic/demographics-identity