392 ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 417
- 2016: 295
- 2021: 392
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
McArthur · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in McArthur
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 392 people now lives in McArthur, where the typical resident is 39 years old. This makes the area a little older than the national figure, though it remains younger than many similar regions. It is a place where roughly one quarter of the people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
392
▼ -6.0%
- 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 McArthur — higher than 62% of areas.
| McArthur | 392 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 8,735 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population has reached 392, which is larger than about 64% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39, making the community noticeably older than the Northern Territory average of 33.
39 yrs ▲ +21.9%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 only 8.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are well above the territory average at 14.0%.
14.0% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.9% ▼ -54.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →McArthur splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Youth (15–24) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 24.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the own national average. Relationships are also distinct here, with 14.8% of people in de facto partnerships, which is well above the Australian figure.
24.5% ▼ -58.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In McArthur, the largest group is Never married at 50%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 McArthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70180/mcarthur/topic/demographics-identity