396 ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 336
- 2016: 507
- 2021: 396
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Batchelor · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Batchelor
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Batchelor than the national average. The community of 396 people is noticeably older than the rest of the Territory and Australia. This mix of ages is reflected in a population with both a high number of seniors and a strong presence of children.
396
▲ +17.9%
- 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 Batchelor — higher than 62% of areas.
| Batchelor | 396 |
|---|---|
| 0845, NT | 396 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45, which is far older than the Territory's typical age of 33. Batchelor is larger than about 65% of similar areas.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 19.2% of the population, a figure far above the Northern Territory average. Children under 15 account for 21.0% of residents, which is a little above the national figure.
19.2% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.0% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Batchelor, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 30.1% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the Australian average of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas.
30.1% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Batchelor, Never married is the majority at 53%; Married is next at 23%.
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 Batchelor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70024/batchelor/topic/demographics-identity