236 ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 336
- 2016: 195
- 2021: 236
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Areyonga · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Areyonga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 90% of the population in Areyonga identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 31 years old. Since 2011, the total population has shrank by 30%, leaving 236 people living in the area.
236
▼ -29.8%
- 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 Areyonga — lower than 88% of areas.
| Areyonga | 236 |
|---|---|
| 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 person here is 31, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This age has dropped significantly since 2011, when the typical resident was 44.
31 yrs ▼ -29.5%
Younger than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 29 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 22.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are far less common here than across Australia.
7.2% ▼ -50.6%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.9% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Areyonga, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity rose to 89.4% by 2021, which is far above the Northern Territory figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of people in de facto relationships is among the lowest for similar areas and fell to 4.7%.
89.4% ▲ +278.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 90.3%
- 2021: 89.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.7% ▼ -73.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Areyonga, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Areyonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722007/areyonga/topic/demographics-identity