149 ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 181
- 2016: 164
- 2021: 149
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Belyuen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Belyuen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Every single resident in Belyuen identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a small and noticeably young community, where the typical person is just 32 years old.
149
▼ -17.7%
- 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 Belyuen — lower than 52% of areas.
| Belyuen | 149 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Belyuen has a total population of 149 people. This makes it smaller than about half of the similar areas in the region.
32 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has very few children and seniors, with children under 15 making up only 12.8% of the population. This is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
6.0% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -60.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Belyuen, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Youth (15–24) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents have never married, while 42.9% are married. People in de facto relationships make up 7.5%, which is well below the 11.5% seen across Australia.
100.0% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.1%
- 2016: 95.7%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.5% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Belyuen, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (42%) and Widowed (5%).
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 Belyuen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70028/belyuen/topic/demographics-identity