240 ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 348
- 2016: 190
- 2021: 240
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Binjari · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Binjari
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Binjari is just 25 years old, making it one of the youngest places in the region. The community is overwhelmingly Indigenous, with 96.7% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This youthfulness is seen in the high number of children and very few seniors.
240
▼ -31.0%
- 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 Binjari — lower than 88% of areas.
| Binjari | 240 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 8,735 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrank by 31% since 2011, falling from 348 to 240 people. This makes it smaller than about 91% of similar areas.
25 yrs ▲ +4.2%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 25 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 35% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, those aged 65 and over represent only 2.9%, a figure far below the Australian average of 17.2%.
2.9% ▼ -67.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
35.0% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Binjari splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (30%), with Older adults (45–64) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 96.7% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the Northern Territory average. De facto relationships are much less common than in other areas, at just 7.3%.
96.7% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 82.7%
- 2016: 98.4%
- 2021: 96.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▼ -62.2%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Binjari, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (44%) and Widowed (3%).
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 Binjari [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722011/binjari/topic/demographics-identity