254 —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 170
- 2021: 254
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tumbling Waters · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tumbling Waters
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of children and a large number of couples define Tumbling Waters, where family trends differ sharply from the national norm. The area has a small population of 254 people and is notably younger than the national average. This is a place where children make up over a quarter of the residents.
254
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- 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 Tumbling Waters — higher than 58% of areas.
| Tumbling Waters | 254 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37 years old, which is noticeably older than the Northern Territory figure but a little younger than the national average.
37 yrs —
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 25.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, with only 11.8% of people aged 65 and over.
11.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.2% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Tumbling Waters splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are very common here at 26.6%, a figure far above the national average. About 9.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the Australian figure but far below the Northern Territory average.
9.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26.6% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tumbling Waters, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (37%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Tumbling Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70266/tumbling-waters/topic/demographics-identity