740 ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 687
- 2016: 809
- 2021: 740
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yuendumu · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Yuendumu
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A huge majority of people in Yuendumu are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, making up 83.4% of the population. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 28, which is far younger than the national figure. The population has grown by 7.7% since 2011 to reach 740 people.
740
▲ +7.7%
- 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 Yuendumu — lower than 54% of areas.
| Yuendumu | 740 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 14,676 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 28 years old, making Yuendumu noticeably younger than the rest of the Northern Territory. This age has risen by 3 years since 2011.
28 yrs ▲ +12.0%
Younger than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 28 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 28.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are far less common here than across Australia, at just 5.8%.
5.8% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.0% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Yuendumu splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is far above the state and national figures, though it fell slightly by 2.2 points since 2011. People in de facto relationships make up 6.1% of the community, which is well below the national average.
83.4% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 85.6%
- 2016: 83.6%
- 2021: 83.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▲ +336.6%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yuendumu, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Separated (6%).
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 Yuendumu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721017/yuendumu/topic/demographics-identity