850 ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 742
- 2016: 857
- 2021: 850
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tindal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tindal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Tindal is just 29 years old, making the area far younger than the national average. This is a growing community of 850 people where nearly half the population are young adults aged 25 to 44.
850
▲ +14.6%
- 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 Tindal — higher than 72% of areas.
| Tindal | 850 |
|---|---|
| 0853, NT | 850 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 29, which is noticeably younger than the Northern Territory average and far younger than the Australian figure of 38.
29 yrs ▲ +16.0%
Younger than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 29 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Tindal has a very young profile, with children under 15 making up 27.6% of the population. This is well above the national figure, while seniors aged 65 and over are far less common at just 0.7%.
0.7% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.6% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tindal, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 49%, followed by Children (0–14) (28%) and Youth (15–24) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of the country, at 36.5%. While 4.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, this is far below the Northern Territory average.
4.4% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
36.5% ▲ +333.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Tindal splits fairly evenly between Married (48%) and Never married (48%), with Divorced at 2%.
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 Tindal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70258/tindal/topic/demographics-identity