603 ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 555
- 2016: 580
- 2021: 603
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A youthful energy defines daily life in Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) (L), where the typical resident is just 25 years old. This is far younger than the national figure of 38. The community is predominantly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, with a population that has grown to 603 people since 2011.
603
▲ +8.6%
- 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 Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) — lower than 60% of areas.
| Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) | 603 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 14,676 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 8.6% between 2011 and 2021, adding about 48 people. Residents are far younger than those in the rest of the Territory and Australia, with a typical age of 25.
25 yrs ▲ +4.2%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 27 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 31.0% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are very few at just 4.8%.
4.8% ▲ +56.7%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.0% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (30%), with Youth (15–24) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 93.4% of the community, a figure far above both the Territory and national levels. Over half the population (52.2%) have never been married, and those in de facto relationships fell to 10.8% since 2011.
93.4% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 90.5%
- 2016: 86.0%
- 2021: 93.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▼ -48.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte), Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 38%.
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 Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721014/santa-teresa/topic/demographics-identity