2,078 ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,123
- 2016: 2,127
- 2021: 2,078
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alawa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Alawa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the biggest group in Alawa, where 32.7% of the population falls into this bracket. This is a relatively young area with 2,078 residents, and it has a notably high number of children compared to most other similar places.
2,078
▼ -2.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alawa — higher than 79% of areas.
| Alawa | 2,078 |
|---|---|
| 0810, NT | 34,330 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 35 years old, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This age is a little older than the Northern Territory average of 33.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 21% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 13.3%, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
13.3% ▲ +65.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.0% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Alawa, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 8.1% of the population, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also common here at 15.7%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
8.1% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Alawa splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (40%), with Divorced at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Alawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70003/alawa/topic/demographics-identity