8,629 ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8,807
- 2016: 7,230
- 2021: 8,629
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arafura · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Arafura
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than eight in ten people in Arafura identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure. This is a notably young community where the typical resident is only 29 years old. The population is small and has shrank by 2% since 2011.
8,629
▼ -2.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Arafura — lower than 96% of areas.
| Arafura | 8,629 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | 89,103 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 29, making Arafura far younger than the Australian average of 38. The total population is 8,629 people, which is among the smallest for this level of area.
29 yrs ▲ +11.5%
Younger than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 28 yrs
- 2021: 29 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 23.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area is so young, as seniors aged 65 and over are very rare at only 3.8%.
3.8% ▲ +45.5%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.8% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Arafura, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 82.6% of the community, which is far above the Northern Territory average. Those who have never married are the largest group at 45.3%.
82.6% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 79.0%
- 2016: 90.1%
- 2021: 82.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Arafura splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (44%), with Widowed at 4%.
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 Arafura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70001/arafura/topic/demographics-identity