1,097 ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,081
- 2016: 1,225
- 2021: 1,097
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Milingimbi · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Milingimbi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Among the youngest areas of its kind, Milingimbi is a community where the typical resident is just 27 years old. It is a predominantly Indigenous community of 1,097 people with a population structure that leans heavily toward children and young adults.
1,097
▲ +1.5%
- 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 Milingimbi — higher than 73% of areas.
| Milingimbi | 1,097 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| 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 figure of 33 and far younger than the national figure of 38.
27 yrs ▲ +8.0%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25 yrs
- 2016: 26 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 24.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 18.2%. This youthful profile is mirrored by the very small number of seniors, with those aged 65 and over at just 3.6%.
3.6% ▲ +83.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.5% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Milingimbi, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Youth (15–24) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 93.4% of the population, far above the Northern Territory figure of 26.3%. This is a community where nearly half of the residents have never married, and de facto relationships are much less common than in the rest of the country.
93.4% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.8%
- 2016: 94.4%
- 2021: 93.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
2.3% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Milingimbi, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (42%) and Widowed (5%).
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 Milingimbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70186/milingimbi/topic/demographics-identity