2,199 ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,124
- 2016: 2,088
- 2021: 2,199
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Galiwinku · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Galiwinku
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Galiwinku is just 25, making it one of the youngest places in its category. The community is predominantly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, with 92.2% of people identifying as such. This creates a very young population structure compared to the rest of Australia.
2,199
▲ +3.5%
- 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 Galiwinku — higher than 73% of areas.
| Galiwinku | 2,199 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Galiwinku has 2,199 residents, which is larger than about 74% of similar areas. The population grew by 3.5% since 2011, adding around 75 people.
25 yrs ▲ +4.2%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 25 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 26.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are far fewer here than across Australia, at just 3.1%.
3.1% ▲ +56.4%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.6% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Galiwinku splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Youth (15–24) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander is very common, at 92.2%, which is far above the Northern Territory average. Those in de facto relationships make up only 3.1%, a figure far below the territory's 15.3%.
92.2% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 89.1%
- 2016: 94.3%
- 2021: 92.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.1% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Galiwinku, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (40%) and Widowed (7%).
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 Galiwinku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715001/galiwinku/topic/demographics-identity