24,855 ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24,208
- 2016: 23,726
- 2021: 24,855
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alice Springs · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Alice Springs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Alice Springs than in the rest of Australia. The town is notably young, with a typical resident aged 34 and a population that has grown to 24,855 people.
24,855
▲ +2.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Alice Springs — higher than 86% of areas.
| Alice Springs | 24,855 |
|---|---|
| 0873, NT | 2,756 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by 2.7% since 2011, adding about 647 people. Residents here are noticeably younger than the national figure, with the typical age being 34.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 21% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over make up only 9.4%, a figure well below the national average of 17.2%.
9.4% ▲ +57.4%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.0% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Alice Springs, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 21.2% of the community, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 16.7% of residents.
21.2% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alice Springs, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (39%) and Divorced (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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL712001/alice-springs/topic/demographics-identity