88 ▼ -83.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 538
- 2016: 84
- 2021: 88
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rum Jungle · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rum Jungle
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift towards an older population has seen the typical resident in Rum Jungle reach 55 years. This is far older than the national figure, with a small population of 88 people now defined by a high proportion of seniors and middle-aged adults.
88
▼ -83.6%
- 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 Rum Jungle — lower than 62% of areas.
| Rum Jungle | 88 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 55, which is far older than the Northern Territory average of 33 and 17 years older than the national figure.
55 yrs ▲ +22.2%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older area where 27.3% of people are seniors, a figure far above the rest of the country. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 6.8% of the population, which is far below the national average.
27.3% ▲ +227.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.8% ▼ -60.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rum Jungle, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 10.2% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the Australian average. This community also has a high rate of de facto relationships at 22.9%, far above the national figure of 11.5%.
10.2% ▼ -35.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.9% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rum Jungle, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Rum Jungle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70236/rum-jungle/topic/demographics-identity