350 ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 275
- 2016: 420
- 2021: 350
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alpurrurulam · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Alpurrurulam
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost 96% of people in Alpurrurulam identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This small community is far younger than the national average, with a typical resident aged just 27. The population grew 27% between 2011 and 2021, adding about 75 people to the area.
350
▲ +27.3%
- 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 Alpurrurulam — lower than 79% of areas.
| Alpurrurulam | 350 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | 19,299 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 27, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This age is among the lowest for similar areas, and the population has grown by about 75 people since 2011.
27 yrs ▲ +3.8%
Younger than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 25 yrs
- 2021: 27 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 28.9% of the population, which is far above the Australian average 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 2.9%.
2.9% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.9% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Alpurrurulam splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very high at 95.7%, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. Regarding relationships, the share of people in de facto partnerships is among the lowest for similar areas at 5.0%, well below the national figure of 11.5%.
95.7% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 97.4%
- 2016: 92.1%
- 2021: 95.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.0% ▼ -48.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alpurrurulam, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 39%.
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 Alpurrurulam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722003/alpurrurulam/topic/demographics-identity