394 ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 535
- 2016: 494
- 2021: 394
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ali Curung · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ali Curung
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far younger population than most of the country defines Ali Curung, where the typical resident is only 23. This small community of 394 people is marked by a very high proportion of children and a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity.
394
▼ -26.4%
- 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 Ali Curung — higher than 62% of areas.
| Ali Curung | 394 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 14,676 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 23, which is far younger than the Northern Territory's figure of 33 and the national figure of 38.
23 yrs ▲ +4.5%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 23 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 32% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are very few at only 3%.
3.0% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
32.0% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ali Curung splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (31%), with Youth (15–24) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 88.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure. Those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas, at just 4.9%.
88.1% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.3%
- 2016: 91.3%
- 2021: 88.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.9% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ali Curung splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (43%), with Widowed at 8%.
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 Ali Curung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70004/ali-curung/topic/demographics-identity