394 ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 441
- 2016: 494
- 2021: 394
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ali Curung · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Ali Curung
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ali Curung is just 23 years old, which is 15 years younger than the national figure. This makes the area one of the youngest in the region, with a population that has shrunk by 11% since 2011 to 394 people.
394
▼ -10.7%
- 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 Ali Curung — lower than 74% of areas.
| Ali Curung | 394 |
|---|---|
| 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 age of 23 is among the lowest for similar areas and has barely changed since 2011. The total population now stands at 394 people.
23 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 23 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 32% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the very young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are quite rare at only 3%.
3.0% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
32.0% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ali Curung splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (31%), with Youth (15–24) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 88.1% of the population, far above the 3.2% national figure. Those in de facto relationships are few at 4.9%, which is well below the Australian average.
88.1% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 93.9%
- 2016: 91.3%
- 2021: 88.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.9% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ali Curung splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (43%), with Widowed at 8%.
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 Ali Curung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722002/ali-curung/topic/demographics-identity