63 ▼ -67.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 194
- 2016: 86
- 2021: 63
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Birdum · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Birdum
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 34 years makes Birdum noticeably younger than the national average. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 63 people, where nearly one in five residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
63
▼ -67.5%
- 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 Birdum — lower than 68% of areas.
| Birdum | 63 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 8,735 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 63 people living here. While the typical resident is 34, which is a little older than the Northern Territory figure, they are noticeably younger than the typical Australian.
34 yrs ▼ -8.1%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 only 4.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the area's age structure is weighted toward older adults and young adults, who together make up over 65% of the residents.
11.1% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.8% ▼ -71.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Birdum splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (30%), with Youth (15–24) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 19% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average. Most residents have never been married, and there are no people in de facto relationships, which is far below both the state and national figures.
19.0% ▲ +148.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Birdum, Never married is the majority at 62%; Married is next at 25%.
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 Birdum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70034/birdum/topic/demographics-identity