2,199 ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,124
- 2016: 2,206
- 2021: 2,199
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Galiwinku · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Galiwinku
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live here than in most similar areas, making Galiwinku an exceptionally young community. The typical resident is only 25 years old, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This youthfulness is reflected in the 2,199 people who call the area home.
2,199
▲ +3.5%
- 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 Galiwinku — higher than 79% of areas.
| Galiwinku | 2,199 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 25, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far younger than the Northern Territory average of 33.
25 yrs ▲ +4.2%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 25 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 26.6% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average of 18.2%. This helps explain why so few people are aged 65 or over, at just 3.1%.
3.1% ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.6% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Galiwinku splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Youth (15–24) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 92.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships account for only 3.1%, which is well below the 11.5% seen across Australia.
92.2% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.0%
- 2016: 93.7%
- 2021: 92.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.1% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Galiwinku, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (40%) and Widowed (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 Galiwinku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70106/galiwinku/topic/demographics-identity