439 ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 365
- 2016: 418
- 2021: 439
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ampilatwatja · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ampilatwatja
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
About 90% of the 439 people in Ampilatwatja identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a very young community where the typical resident is only 24, making it far younger than the national figure.
439
▲ +20.3%
- 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 Ampilatwatja — higher than 63% of areas.
| Ampilatwatja | 439 |
|---|---|
| 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 just 24, which is far younger than the NT average of 33 and the national figure of 38. The total population is 439 people.
24 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 22 yrs
- 2021: 24 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 32.1% of the population, far above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are rare here at only 3.2%, which is far below the Australian average of 17.2%.
3.2% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
32.1% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ampilatwatja, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Youth (15–24) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 90.4% of the area, far above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are few here at 5.1%, which is well below the Australian average of 11.5%.
90.4% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.0%
- 2016: 92.3%
- 2021: 90.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.1% ▲ +258.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ampilatwatja, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (37%) and Widowed (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 Ampilatwatja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70009/ampilatwatja/topic/demographics-identity