2,333 ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2,440
- 2016: 2,276
- 2021: 2,333
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
APY Lands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in APY Lands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 88.5% defines the identity of APY Lands, which is far above the national figure. This is a remarkably young region where the typical resident is only 28. The total population has shrank slightly to 2,333 people since 2011.
2,333
▼ -4.4%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is APY Lands — lower than 91% of areas.
| APY Lands | 2,333 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 14,676 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 28, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This age has trended slightly older since 2011, when it was 26.
28 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 28 yrs
- 2021: 28 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 23.8% of the area, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over are far fewer than elsewhere, making up only 3.8% of the population.
3.8% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.8% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In APY Lands, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity is very high here, rising 2.2 percentage points since 2011. Most people are married (49.0%) or have never married (35.5%), while those in de facto relationships are a little below the national figure at 10.3%.
88.5% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 86.3%
- 2016: 83.7%
- 2021: 88.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In APY Lands, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (36%) and Separated (6%).
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 APY Lands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021138/apy-lands/topic/demographics-identity