106 ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 176
- 2016: 137
- 2021: 106
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Milyakburra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Milyakburra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Among the highest in the region for Indigenous identity, Milyakburra is a small community of 106 people. It is a very young place where almost every resident identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The typical resident is just 33 years old, which is noticeably younger than the national figure.
106
▼ -39.8%
- 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 Milyakburra — lower than 57% of areas.
| Milyakburra | 106 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 33, which is about the same as the Northern Territory average but noticeably younger than the Australian figure of 38.
33 yrs ▼ -2.9%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up 22.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why there are no residents aged 65 and over in the community, a figure far below both the Territory and the rest of Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Milyakburra splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very high here at 98.1%, far above the national average of 3.2%. This is also a place where de facto relationships are very common, with 48.9% of people in such a partnership, which is far above the Territory and national figures.
98.1% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.6%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 98.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
48.9% ▲ +1610.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Milyakburra, Never married is the majority at 86%; Separated is next at 8%.
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 Milyakburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70188/milyakburra/topic/demographics-identity