254 ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 349
- 2016: 302
- 2021: 254
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Emungalan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Emungalan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 254 people now lives in Emungalan, where the typical resident is 42. This is far older than the typical person in the Northern Territory. The community is notably diverse, with more than six in ten people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
254
▼ -27.2%
- 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 Emungalan — higher than 58% of areas.
| Emungalan | 254 |
|---|---|
| 0850, NT | 7,873 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 42, which is noticeably older than the Australian figure of 38. This age is also far older than the Northern Territory's typical age of 33.
42 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 15% of the population, which is well below the 21% seen across the Northern Territory. Seniors aged 65 and over are a small group at 10.2%, a figure well below the national average.
10.2% ▲ +61.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Emungalan, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 61.8% of the population, which is far above the Northern Territory and Australian figures. Regarding relationships, 12.3% of people are in a de facto partnership, which is about the same as the national figure.
61.8% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.3%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▼ -37.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Emungalan splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (37%), with Widowed at 8%.
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 Emungalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70094/emungalan/topic/demographics-identity