43 ▼ -94.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 793
- 2016: 964
- 2021: 43
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ngaanyatjarra-Giles · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ngaanyatjarra-Giles is 49, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has seen its demographic makeup shift, with no children or seniors living here at all.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ngaanyatjarra-Giles — lower than 75% of areas.
| Ngaanyatjarra-Giles | 43 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 14,676 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is just 43 people. This makes the area smaller than about 74% of similar places.
43 ▼ -94.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
49 yrs ▲ +81.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 or people aged 65 and over, both of which are far below the national figures. Most residents are older adults aged 45 to 64, who make up 60.5% of the population.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Ngaanyatjarra-Giles, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 65%; Youth (15–24) is next at 25%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 48.8% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure. Half of the residents have never been married.
48.8% ▼ -43.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Ngaanyatjarra-Giles, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (30%) and Divorced (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ngaanyatjarra-Giles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51112/ngaanyatjarra-giles/topic/demographics-identity