3,730 ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,875
- 2016: 3,537
- 2021: 3,730
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Durack · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Durack
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Durack is just 31, making the area noticeably younger than the national average. This is a growing community of 3,730 people with a high proportion of children and young families. The population is far younger than most Australian suburbs, with very few seniors living here.
3,730
▲ +29.7%
- 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 Durack — higher than 86% of areas.
| Durack | 3,730 |
|---|---|
| 0830, NT | 18,501 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Durack is larger than about 87% of similar areas. The typical resident's age is 31, which is a little younger than the Northern Territory average and seven years younger than the national figure.
31 yrs ▲ +10.7%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 25.3% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area feels so young, as only 6.5% of residents are seniors, a figure far below the national average.
6.5% ▲ +157.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Durack, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure but far below the Northern Territory average. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 19.4%.
6.3% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.4% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Durack, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (40%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70084/durack/topic/demographics-identity