287 ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 295
- 2016: 339
- 2021: 287
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Elliott · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Elliott
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far younger population than most similar areas defines Elliott, where the typical resident is just 28. This community is strongly Indigenous and has a high proportion of children, making it stand out from the typical Territory profile.
287
▼ -2.7%
- 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 Elliott — lower than 85% of areas.
| Elliott | 287 |
|---|---|
| 0862, NT | 715 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
There are 287 people living here, a total that has shrank by 2.7% since 2011. The typical resident is 28, which is noticeably younger than the Northern Territory figure of 33.
28 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 28 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 27.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 7.7%.
7.7% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.9% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Elliott splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 85% of the population, which is far above the Northern Territory figure. Those in de facto relationships now account for 13.8% of residents, a rise of 9.5 percentage points since 2011.
85.0% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 88.9%
- 2016: 88.2%
- 2021: 85.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +219.8%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Elliott, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (38%) and Divorced (6%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Elliott
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Elliott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722014/elliott/topic/demographics-identity