1,610 ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,436
- 2016: 1,730
- 2021: 1,610
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Herbert · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Herbert
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly a quarter of the 1,610 people living in Herbert are children under 15, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area much younger than most similar places. While the typical resident is 38, the community is shaped by a high number of families and few seniors.
1,610
▲ +12.1%
- 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 Herbert — higher than 76% of areas.
| Herbert | 1,610 |
|---|---|
| 0836, NT | 7,597 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,610 is larger than about 78% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, which is about the same as the national figure but noticeably older than the Northern Territory average.
38 yrs ▲ +8.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up 24% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, with seniors aged 65 and over making up only 7.4% of residents.
7.4% ▲ +51.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.0% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Herbert splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 21.1% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is well above both the territory and national figures. Additionally, 7.7% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure well above the Australian average.
7.7% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.1% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Herbert, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Herbert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70123/herbert/topic/demographics-identity