230 ▲ +147.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93
- 2016: 250
- 2021: 230
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burt Plain · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Burt Plain
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than eight out of ten people in Burt Plain identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a young population of 230 people, where children and young adults make up over half the community.
230
▲ +147.3%
- 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 Burt Plain — higher than 57% of areas.
| Burt Plain | 230 |
|---|---|
| 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 34 years old, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
34 yrs ▲ +17.2%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 21 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 26.1% of the population, well above both the territory and national figures. This helps explain why the area is so young, with only 4.8% of people aged 65 and over.
4.8% ▲ —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.1% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burt Plain splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 27%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
An overwhelming 82.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the national average of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas, at 18.4%.
82.2% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 86.0%
- 2021: 82.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.4% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burt Plain, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (41%) and Widowed (4%).
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 Burt Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70045/burt-plain/topic/demographics-identity