853 ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 888
- 2016: 759
- 2021: 853
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Yulara · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Yulara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Yulara is just 30, making the population far younger than the Australian average of 38. This small community of 853 people is shaped by a high proportion of young adults and a growing Indigenous population. It is an area where few children or seniors live compared to the rest of the country.
853
▼ -3.9%
- 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 Yulara — higher than 51% of areas.
| Yulara | 853 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 14,676 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Yulara has 853 residents, which is larger than about 52% of similar areas. The population shrank by 3.9% since 2011, losing about 35 people.
30 yrs ▲ +3.4%
Younger than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 28 yrs
- 2021: 30 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up nearly half the population, while children under 15 and seniors over 65 are far below national levels at 6.3% and 2.6% respectively. This helps explain why the typical age is noticeably younger than the Territory average.
2.6% ▲ +91.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.3% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Yulara, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Youth (15–24) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 20.9% of the population, a figure that rose 18 points since 2011. Additionally, 22.1% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%.
20.9% ▲ +642.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 85.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.1% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Yulara, Never married is the majority at 64%; Married is next at 26%.
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 Yulara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721018/yulara/topic/demographics-identity