423 ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 369
- 2016: 463
- 2021: 423
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wagait · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Wagait
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing older population has become the main story for Wagait since 2011. The area is now far older than most of the country, with the typical resident aged 52. This shift is clear in the data, as the number of seniors has climbed significantly over the last decade.
423
▲ +14.6%
- 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 Wagait — lower than 94% of areas.
| Wagait | 423 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | 89,103 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Wagait grew by 15% since 2011, adding about 54 people to reach a total of 423. It remains one of the smallest areas at this level.
52 yrs ▲ +10.6%
Older than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Wagait has a very high proportion of seniors, with 26.2% aged 65 and over, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 9.0%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13.7% of the population, a figure well below the national average.
26.2% ▲ +137.5%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wagait, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 8.0% of the population, which is well above the Australian average but far below the Territory figure. Those in de facto relationships represent 17.1% of the area, a rate much higher than most other similar places.
8.0% ▲ +86.4%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wagait, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Wagait [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74560/wagait/topic/demographics-identity