439 ▲ +86.8%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 235
- 2016: 418
- 2021: 439
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ampilatwatja · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Ampilatwatja
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 90% of people in Ampilatwatja identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, making it a community with a very strong Indigenous identity. The population has grown quickly, increasing by 87% since 2011 to reach 439 people. This is a remarkably young area where children make up nearly a third of the population.
439
▲ +86.8%
- 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 Ampilatwatja — lower than 71% of areas.
| Ampilatwatja | 439 |
|---|---|
| 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 just 24, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. While the population has grown by 204 people since 2011, it remains smaller than about 70% of similar areas.
24 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23 yrs
- 2016: 22 yrs
- 2021: 24 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 32.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are very few, at just 3.2%, which is far below the Australian figure of 17.2%.
3.2% ▲ +149.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
32.1% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ampilatwatja, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Youth (15–24) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 90.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the Northern Territory average. Only 5.1% of people are in a de facto relationship, a rate well below the national figure of 11.5%.
90.4% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 93.3%
- 2016: 92.3%
- 2021: 90.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.1% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ampilatwatja, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (37%) and Widowed (6%).
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 Ampilatwatja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722005/ampilatwatja/topic/demographics-identity