6,183
Lower than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Barkly · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Barkly
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A small population of 6,183 people defines the Barkly region, where growth has remained sluggish. Recent increases are much lower than in most other areas, trailing well behind the Northern Territory's own growth rate.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 2.9% since 2021, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is well below the Northern Territory's 6.6% increase.
2.9%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70202/barkly/topic/economy-advantage