1,421 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,527
- 2016: 1,563
- 2021: 1,421
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wurrumiyanga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wurrumiyanga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very young population defines daily life in Wurrumiyanga, where the typical resident is just 32 years old. This is noticeably younger than the Australian average, with a community where 85.1% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
1,421
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Wurrumiyanga — higher than 75% of areas.
| Wurrumiyanga | 1,421 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,421, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas. Residents here are a little younger than those in the rest of the Northern Territory.
32 yrs ▲ +23.1%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 29 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 20.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, people aged 65 and over are far below the Australian average at just 4.9%.
4.9% ▲ +115.1%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wurrumiyanga, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is far above national and state levels here. This is also a place where de facto relationships are very common at 22.9%, a figure far above the rest of Australia.
85.1% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.2%
- 2016: 90.3%
- 2021: 85.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.9% ▲ +68.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wurrumiyanga, Never married is the majority at 67%; Married is next at 25%.
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 Wurrumiyanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70295/wurrumiyanga/topic/demographics-identity