15,805 ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15,751
- 2016: 16,105
- 2021: 15,805
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 69% of people in Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a very young region where the typical resident is just 31, making it noticeably younger than the Australian average. The population has stayed steady at 15,805 people since 2011.
15,805
▲ +0.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem — lower than 89% of areas.
| Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem | 15,805 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | 89,103 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 31, which is among the lowest for any area at this level. While the population is a little younger than the Territory average, it is noticeably younger than the national figure.
31 yrs ▲ +14.8%
Younger than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 22.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. At the same time, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 8.1%, a figure that is well below the rest of Australia.
8.1% ▲ +90.8%
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.3% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 68.8% of the population, which is far above the state and national figures. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas, at 15.3%.
68.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (39%) and Divorced (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 Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70203/daly-tiwi-west-arnhem/topic/demographics-identity