327 ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 296
- 2016: 310
- 2021: 327
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mataranka · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Mataranka
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Mataranka is now 42, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. The population has grown by 10% since 2011 to reach 327 people. This shift is driven by a sharp drop in children and a rise in the number of seniors.
327
▲ +10.5%
- 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 Mataranka — lower than 81% of areas.
| Mataranka | 327 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 8,735 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 31 people since 2011. This community is far older than the Northern Territory average, with the typical age rising by 8 years over the last decade.
42 yrs ▲ +23.5%
Younger than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up only 12.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over rose to 17.7%, a figure that is well above the Northern Territory average.
17.7% ▲ +176.3%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mataranka splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Seniors (65+) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 33.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This is a big drop from 2011, while the proportion of people in de facto relationships also fell to 10.1%.
33.3% ▼ -56.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 76.4%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mataranka, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Mataranka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722020/mataranka/topic/demographics-identity