263 ▼ -41.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 447
- 2016: 301
- 2021: 263
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jilkminggan · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Jilkminggan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Jilkminggan is just 25 years old, making it one of the youngest places in the region. The community is overwhelmingly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, with 96.6% of people identifying as such. This young age profile is reflected in the high number of children and few seniors living here.
263
▼ -41.2%
- 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 Jilkminggan — lower than 87% of areas.
| Jilkminggan | 263 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 8,735 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrank 41% since 2011, falling from 447 to 263 people. Residents are far younger than those in the rest of the Territory and Australia, with the typical age dropping 3 years since 2011 to just 25.
25 yrs ▼ -10.7%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 23 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 25.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are far below the national average at only 1.5%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
1.5% ▼ -67.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.5% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Jilkminggan splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Youth (15–24) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity is far more common here than in the rest of the country, rising to 96.6% since 2011. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships fell 25 points since 2011 to a low of 6.0%.
96.6% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 90.8%
- 2016: 96.7%
- 2021: 96.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.0% ▼ -80.7%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Jilkminggan, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 39%.
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 Jilkminggan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722017/jilkminggan/topic/demographics-identity