Anatye · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Anatye

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

More than half of the 160 people in Anatye have never been married. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 23, making it far younger than the rest of the Northern Territory.

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Where Anatye sits — Total population

160 —
  • 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 Anatye — lower than 51% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Anatye160
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 years old, which is far younger than the Northern Territory's figure of 33 and the national average of 38.

160 —

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 111
  • 2021: 160

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

23 yrs —

Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28 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 28.1% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors are so few here, at just 1.9%, which is far below the Australian average.

1.9% —

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.9%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

28.1% —

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 28.1%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Anatye splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Youth (15–24) at 25%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Indigenous identity is very strong in Anatye, where 41.9% of people are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas.

14.9% —

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Anatye, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (9%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 7 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 7 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 8 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 9 males; 45–49: 4 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 4 males; 35–39: 6 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 4 males; 30–34: 4 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 8 males; 25–29: 7 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 19 males; 20–24: 15 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 7 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 10 males; 10–14: 10 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 8 males; 5–9: 14 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 6 males; 0–4: 4 females

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 Anatye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70010/anatye/topic/demographics-identity