650 ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 484
- 2016: 618
- 2021: 650
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Miniyeri · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Miniyeri
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Miniyeri is just 22 years old, making this a very young place. With 650 people, the area is far younger than both the Northern Territory and the national average.
650
▲ +34.3%
- 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 Miniyeri — higher than 69% of areas.
| Miniyeri | 650 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 8,735 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age here is 22, which is among the lowest for similar areas and 16 years younger than the Australian figure.
22 yrs ▲ +15.8%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19 yrs
- 2016: 21 yrs
- 2021: 22 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 29.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain the youth of the area, while seniors aged 65 and over are very few at only 2.6%.
2.6% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.8% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Miniyeri splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Youth (15–24) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 92.8% of the population, which is far above the Territory and national figures. Most residents are married (52.9%), while those in de facto relationships are much lower than usual at 0.7%.
92.8% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.5%
- 2016: 95.1%
- 2021: 92.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.7% ▼ -78.7%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Miniyeri, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 37%.
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 Miniyeri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70189/miniyeri/topic/demographics-identity