Delamere · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Delamere

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Zero people aged 65 and over live in Delamere, making it a remarkably young community. The typical resident is just 26 years old, which is far younger than the national figure. With only 65 residents, the area is sparsely populated.

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Where Delamere sits — Total population

65 —
  • 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 Delamere — lower than 68% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Delamere65
0852, NT 8,735
Northern Territory 232,605
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 26, which is noticeably younger than the Northern Territory average and far younger than the national figure of 38.

65 —

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37
  • 2021: 65

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

26 yrs —

Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 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 20% of the population, a figure a little above the national average. There are no seniors aged 65 and over here, which is far below the Australian average.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

20.0% —

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Delamere splits fairly evenly between Youth (15–24) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 26%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure but far below the Northern Territory's 26.3%.

Marital status

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In Delamere, Never married is the majority at 67%; Married is next at 27%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 7 males; 45–49: 4 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 5 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 5 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 7 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 4 males; 20–24: 9 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 5 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 8 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Delamere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70077/delamere/topic/demographics-identity