350 ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 442
- 2016: 420
- 2021: 350
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alpurrurulam · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Alpurrurulam
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A huge 93 point gap separates Alpurrurulam from the Australian average in terms of its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. This small community is far younger than the national figure, with a typical resident aged just 27. It is a place where children and young adults make up the vast majority of the 350 people living here.
350
▼ -20.8%
- 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 Alpurrurulam — higher than 60% of areas.
| Alpurrurulam | 350 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | 19,299 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person in Alpurrurulam is 27, making it noticeably younger than the Northern Territory average and far younger than the national figure.
27 yrs ▲ +17.4%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 27 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 28.9% of the population, which is far above the Australian average. This helps explain the own young age profile, as seniors aged 65 and over account for only 2.9% of residents.
2.9% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.9% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Alpurrurulam splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost everyone here identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, at 95.7%. In terms of relationships, 54.4% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than in most other areas.
95.7% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.9%
- 2016: 92.1%
- 2021: 95.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.0% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alpurrurulam, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 39%.
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 Alpurrurulam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70006/alpurrurulam/topic/demographics-identity