11,418 ▲ +69.6%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6,731
- 2016: 7,320
- 2021: 11,418
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Spillett · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Spillett
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Spillett is just 30 years old, making this area far younger than the Australian average. The population has grown by 70% since 2011 to reach 11,418 people. This is a young, expanding community with a high number of children and very few seniors.
11,418
▲ +69.6%
- 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 Spillett — lower than 95% of areas.
| Spillett | 11,418 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | 139,902 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 70% since 2011, adding about 4,687 people to reach 11,418. The typical age of 30 is among the lowest for similar areas and is noticeably younger than the Northern Territory figure.
30 yrs ▲ +15.4%
Younger than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 30 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 26.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over are far less common here at 4.1% compared to 17.2% across Australia.
4.1% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.7% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Spillett, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.6% of the population, a figure that fell 68 points since 2011. Those in de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, reaching 19.6%.
7.6% ▼ -89.9%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 75.2%
- 2016: 82.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.6% ▲ +167.7%
Higher than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Spillett splits fairly evenly between Married (47%) and Never married (42%), with Divorced at 6%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Spillett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70024/spillett/topic/demographics-identity