263 ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 433
- 2016: 280
- 2021: 263
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bulman - Weemol · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bulman - Weemol
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A sharp shift in identity and a shrinking population define Bulman - Weemol (L) since 2011. The community has become far more Indigenous, with 94.7% of people now identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This change comes alongside a significant drop in total population, which fell by about 170 people over the last decade.
263
▼ -39.3%
- 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 Bulman - Weemol — lower than 87% of areas.
| Bulman - Weemol | 263 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 8,735 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population shrank by 39% since 2011 to 263 people. Residents are now far younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 29, which is 11 years younger than in 2011.
29 yrs ▼ -27.5%
Younger than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 28 yrs
- 2021: 29 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 27.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to a very young age profile, where seniors aged 65 and over are far below the Australian figure at just 3.4%.
3.4% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.4% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bulman - Weemol splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (34%) and Children (0–14) (30%), with Older adults (45–64) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost all residents (94.7%) identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the Northern Territory average. Most people are married (52.9%), while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 6.6%.
94.7% ▲ +1759.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 92.5%
- 2021: 94.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.6% ▼ -48.3%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bulman - Weemol, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Bulman - Weemol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722012/bulman-weemol/topic/demographics-identity