751 ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 535
- 2016: 873
- 2021: 751
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alyangula · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Alyangula
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A striking 33.3% of residents in Alyangula are children under 15, a figure far above the national average. This makes for a notably young population where the typical resident is 34, though the community has grown by 40% since 2011 to reach 751 people.
751
▲ +40.4%
- 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 Alyangula — lower than 53% of areas.
| Alyangula | 751 |
|---|---|
| 0885, NT | 751 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 34 years old, which is noticeably younger than the Australian figure of 38. This age has risen by 12 years since 2011.
34 yrs ▲ +54.5%
Younger than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22 yrs
- 2016: 33 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 make up a huge part of the area, while seniors aged 65 and over are very rare at just 2.8%. This share of older residents is far below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
2.8% ▼ -42.4%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
33.3% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Alyangula splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (36%) and Children (0–14) (33%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are common here, at 22.6%, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, the share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people fell sharply from 89.4% in 2011 to 5.5% in 2021.
5.5% ▼ -93.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 89.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.6% ▲ +356.9%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alyangula, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Alyangula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721001/alyangula/topic/demographics-identity