Northern Territory

Australia

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2011-06-30	Population Estimate 2016-06-30	Population Estimate 2021-06-30	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Northern Territory	Territory	201,743	209,057	231,292	245,678	248,151	255,069
Alice Springs	Town	26,849	26,700	28,489	26,518	28,483	29,693	→
Barkly	Region	7,315	7,564	7,838	7,426	7,189	7,288	→
Belyuen	Shire	230	199	207	175	165	167	→
Central Desert	Region	4,678	4,454	4,287	4,165	4,118	4,128	→
Coomalie	Shire	1,125	1,234	1,275	1,412	1,400	1,410	→
Darwin	City	69,635	71,366	78,467	85,323	84,854	86,070	→
Darwin Waterfront Precinct	Area	...	...	238	398	312	309	→
East Arnhem	Region	8,519	9,275	10,466	10,252	10,089	10,040	→
Katherine	Town	9,706	9,689	10,488	10,541	10,679	10,857	→
Litchfield	Municipality	15,782	16,451	20,218	25,355	22,879	23,940	→
MacDonnell	Region	6,675	6,761	6,710	6,753	6,574	6,769	→
Palmerston	City	22,868	25,640	30,178	36,013	39,530	41,598	→
Roper Gulf	Region	6,327	6,423	7,042	7,329	7,435	7,516	→
Tiwi Islands	Region	2,523	2,432	2,970	2,777	2,735	2,744	→
Unincorporated Northern Territory	Unincorporated Areas	7,027	7,664	8,040	7,065	7,420	7,837	→
Victoria Daly	Region	...	3,441	3,321	3,142	3,221	3,307	→
Wagait	Shire	248	326	420	492	464	481	→
West Arnhem	Region	6,241	6,452	7,133	6,941	7,182	7,467	→
West Daly	Region	...	2,986	3,505	3,601	3,422	3,448	→
Australia	Commonwealth	19,274,701	20,450,966	22,340,024	24,190,907	25,685,412	27,194,369

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: The population structure presents census results; unlike the estimates, they are not adjusted for underenumeration.

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Gender	Persons
Males	117,526
Females	115,075

Gender (C 2021)
Males	117,526
Females	115,075

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	57,444
18-64 years	154,332
65+ years	20,823

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	57,444
18-64 years	154,332
65+ years	20,823

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	163	240
80-89 years	1242	1395
70-79 years	4933	4417
60-69 years	9997	9586
50-59 years	14128	13861
40-49 years	15758	15719
30-39 years	20159	21189
20-29 years	18580	18147
10-19 years	15546	14473
0-9 years	17016	16050

Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years	403
80-89 years	2,637
70-79 years	9,350
60-69 years	19,583
50-59 years	27,989
40-49 years	31,477
30-39 years	41,348
20-29 years	36,727
10-19 years	30,019
0-9 years	33,066

Country of Birth	Persons
Australia	161,573
New Zealand	4,041
British Isles	6,546
Chinese Asia	2,544
South Asia	10,723
South-East Asia	11,763
Other country	15,103

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Australia	161,573
New Zealand	4,041
British Isles	6,546
Chinese Asia	2,544
South Asia	10,723
South-East Asia	11,763
Other country	15,103

Language	Persons
English	133,262
Other language	75,337

Language (C 2021)
English	133,262
Other language	75,337

Ethnic Group	Persons
Indigenous	61,115
Non-Indigenous	152,705

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Indigenous	61,115
Non-Indigenous	152,705

Religion	Persons
Christian	94,142
Muslim	3,351
Buddhist	4,883
Hindu	6,236
Jew	163
Other religion / belief	5,563
Secular / no religion	89,499

Religion (C 2021)
Christian	94,142
Muslim	3,351
Buddhist	4,883
Hindu	6,236
Jew	163
Other religion / belief	5,563
Secular / no religion	89,499

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