551 ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 625
- 2016: 605
- 2021: 551
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hermannsburg · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hermannsburg
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 90% of people in Hermannsburg identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This community of 551 residents is exceptionally young, with a typical age of just 27. This is far younger than the national figure of 38.
551
▼ -11.8%
- 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 Hermannsburg — higher than 66% of areas.
| Hermannsburg | 551 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 14,676 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 27, which is noticeably younger than the Northern Territory's figure of 33 and among the lowest across similar areas.
27 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 29 yrs
- 2021: 27 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 26.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are far below the national average at only 3.8%.
3.8% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.9% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hermannsburg splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity is far above the national figure, sitting at 89.1%. Most people are married (54.8%), while those in de facto relationships are far below the Northern Territory figure at just 0.8%.
89.1% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.8%
- 2016: 88.8%
- 2021: 89.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.8% ▼ -87.9%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hermannsburg, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 36%.
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 Hermannsburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70124/hermannsburg/topic/demographics-identity