1,924 ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,111
- 2016: 2,280
- 2021: 1,924
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wadeye · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wadeye
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wadeye is just 27 years old, making this one of the youngest communities in the region. This youthfulness shapes daily life, with a population of 1,924 people that is far younger than the national average.
1,924
▼ -8.9%
- 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 Wadeye — higher than 78% of areas.
| Wadeye | 1,924 |
|---|---|
| 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 27, which is noticeably younger than the Northern Territory figure of 33 and far younger than the Australian average of 38.
27 yrs ▲ +28.6%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 27 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 26.8% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are far less common here at only 3.7%.
3.7% ▲ +55.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.8% ▼ -26.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wadeye, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Youth (15–24) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 85.8% of the population, which is far above the national average of 3.2%. Relationships are also distinct, with 22.5% of people in de facto partnerships, a figure far above the rest of Australia.
85.8% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.2%
- 2016: 89.6%
- 2021: 85.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.5% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wadeye, Never married is the majority at 73%; Married is next at 20%.
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 Wadeye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70275/wadeye/topic/demographics-identity