64 ▼ -78.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 291
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 64
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Flying Fox · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Flying Fox
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Zero residents aged 65 and over make Flying Fox a remarkably young place. With a total population of just 64 people, the area is sparsely populated and has a typical resident age of 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure.
64
▼ -78.0%
- 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 Flying Fox — lower than 68% of areas.
| Flying Fox | 64 |
|---|---|
| 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 64 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 67% of similar areas.
34 yrs ▲ +36.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 43.8%. Children under 15 account for 17.2% of the population, which is well below the Northern Territory figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -49.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Flying Fox, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 49%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average but far below the territory. More people are in de facto relationships (13.6%) than in most similar areas.
6.3% ▼ -93.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Flying Fox, Never married is the majority at 61%; Married is next at 30%.
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 Flying Fox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70103/flying-fox/topic/demographics-identity