Suburb in Alice Springs

Connellan, NT

Connellan had a population of 371 at the 2021 Census (−7.2% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $2,611. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Connellan at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Connellan's population shrank by 7.2% to 371, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.6%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the NT average (33.0). Children under 10 make up 9.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.4%.

13.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 32.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 119 households.

The median household earns $2,611 a week, above the NT average of $2,061. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,292 a month.

18.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 4.3% use a language other than English at home. 52.7% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Connellan beside NT and Australia.

MeasureConnellanNTAustralia
Population371232,60525,422,788
Growth since 2016−7.2%+1.6%+8.6%
Median age48.033.038.0
Households11970,6609,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting13.0%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright32.2%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,611$2,061$1,746
Median rent a week$300$325$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,292$2,000$1,863
Born overseas18.9%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home4.3%36.1%23.6%
No religion52.7%43.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−7.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3862011
  2. 4002016
  3. 3712021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 33.0 for Northern Territory.

Connellan Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Connellan and Northern Territory
0–99.4%
10–1911.9%
20–2911.3%
30–399.4%
40–4916.2%
50–5917.3%
60–6915.6%
70–798.1%
80+4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Connellan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian45.0%
  2. English36.7%
  3. Irish15.9%
  4. Scottish9.2%
  5. Australian Aboriginal8.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages0.9%
  2. Mandarin0.9%
  3. Vietnamese0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.8%
  2. the United States4.0%
  3. New Zealand3.6%
  4. Canada1.5%
  5. Germany1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Connellan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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