383 ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 343
- 2016: 334
- 2021: 383
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kalkarindji · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kalkarindji
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very young population defines daily life in Kalkarindji, where the typical resident is just 29 years old. This is far younger than the national figure, reflecting a community with many children and very few seniors.
383
▲ +11.7%
- 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 Kalkarindji — higher than 61% of areas.
| Kalkarindji | 383 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 8,735 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Kalkarindji has 383 residents, making it larger than about 64% of similar areas. Its typical resident is 29, which is noticeably younger than the Northern Territory average of 33.
29 yrs ▲ +7.4%
Younger than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 29 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 27.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why there are so few seniors here, with those aged 65 and over making up only 5.5% of the area.
5.5% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.2% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kalkarindji splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 81.2% of the community, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Many residents have never married (58.2%), while 15.4% are in de facto relationships, a rate well above the Australian average.
81.2% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.9%
- 2016: 85.3%
- 2021: 81.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +61.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kalkarindji, Never married is the majority at 60%; Married is next at 32%.
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 Kalkarindji [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70141/kalkarindji/topic/demographics-identity