144 ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 267
- 2016: 73
- 2021: 144
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tanami · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tanami
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tanami is 42 years old, making this area noticeably older than the national figure. It is a sparsely populated region of only 144 people where almost every resident is a working-age adult. The lack of children and seniors creates a unique demographic profile for the area.
144
▼ -46.1%
- 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 Tanami — lower than 53% of areas.
| Tanami | 144 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 14,676 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 144 is smaller than about half of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the Northern Territory, with a typical age of 42.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 or seniors aged 65 and over, figures that are far below both the state and national levels. This leaves the population almost entirely made up of adults aged 25 to 64.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tanami splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (46%) and Older adults (45–64) (44%), with Youth (15–24) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian average. Just over half of the residents have never been married, while 32.4% are married.
11.1% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Tanami, the largest group is Never married at 46%, followed by Married (30%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Tanami
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tanami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70248/tanami/topic/demographics-identity