149 ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 207
- 2016: 220
- 2021: 149
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yuelamu · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Yuelamu
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 95% of people in Yuelamu identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a very young community of 149 people, where the typical resident is only 27 years old.
149
▼ -28.0%
- 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 Yuelamu — lower than 52% of areas.
| Yuelamu | 149 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 14,676 |
| 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 average of 33 and far younger than the national figure of 38.
27 yrs ▼ -3.6%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 27 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 22.8% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average. This contributes to the area's young profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common than in most other areas.
11.4% ▲ +163.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.8% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yuelamu splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Youth (15–24) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
While the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is far above the national average, there are no people in de facto relationships, which is far below the figures for the Territory and Australia.
95.3% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.6%
- 2016: 92.7%
- 2021: 95.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yuelamu, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Yuelamu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70300/yuelamu/topic/demographics-identity