239 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 292
- 2016: 249
- 2021: 239
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Baines · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Baines
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
About 64% of people in Baines identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 26 years old, making it one of the youngest areas in the region.
239
▼ -18.2%
- 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 Baines — higher than 57% of areas.
| Baines | 239 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 8,735 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Baines has 239 residents, which is larger than about 58% of similar areas. The typical person here is 26, which is noticeably younger than the Northern Territory average of 33 and far younger than the Australian figure of 38.
26 yrs ▲ +23.8%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 26 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 23% of the population, which is well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, while the proportion of seniors is much lower than most areas at only 8.4%.
8.4% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Baines splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Youth (15–24) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very high here at 64.4%, which is far above the 3.2% seen across Australia. People in de facto relationships make up 17.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 11.5%.
64.4% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.7% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Baines, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (40%) and Widowed (7%).
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 Baines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70021/baines/topic/demographics-identity