564 ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 497
- 2016: 517
- 2021: 564
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Marrakai · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Marrakai
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest age group in Marrakai, where 36% of the population falls into this bracket. The area is noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 44. This creates a community profile that sits between the younger trends of the Northern Territory and the broader Australian population.
564
▲ +13.5%
- 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 Marrakai — higher than 66% of areas.
| Marrakai | 564 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Marrakai has 564 residents, which is larger than about 68% of similar areas. The typical person here is 44, making them far older than the Northern Territory average of 33.
44 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 17.6% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. While 13.5% of residents are seniors, this is well above the Northern Territory average but well below the Australian figure.
13.5% ▲ +122.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Marrakai, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure but far below the Northern Territory average. De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, accounting for 14.3% of residents.
8.9% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▼ -35.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Marrakai splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Marrakai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70177/marrakai/topic/demographics-identity