2,510 ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,620
- 2016: 2,435
- 2021: 2,510
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wulagi · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wulagi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More children live here than in most similar areas, making Wulagi a notably young place. It has a population of 2,510 people, with a typical resident aged 36. This is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
2,510
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Wulagi — higher than 81% of areas.
| Wulagi | 2,510 |
|---|---|
| 0812, NT | 18,634 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, which is much lower than most similar areas. However, this is noticeably older than the Northern Territory figure of 33.
36 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 25.3% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 18.2%. This explains why the area feels so young, especially as seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in other areas.
11.1% ▲ +81.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.3% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wulagi splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 14.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the national average. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most similar areas, at 15.9%.
14.6% ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.9% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Wulagi splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Wulagi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70294/wulagi/topic/demographics-identity