Suburb in Alice Springs

Stuart, NT

Stuart had a population of 459 at the 2021 Census (−1.5% since 2016). Median age 28.2. Median weekly household income $2,029. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Stuart at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Stuart's population shrank by 1.5% to 459, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 28.2, it is younger than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 14.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.5%.

67.9% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 7.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 138 households.

The median household earns $2,029 a week, in line with the NT average of $2,058. Renters pay a median $140 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,042 a month.

16.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 34.6% use a language other than English at home. 40.7% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Stuart beside NT and Australia.

MeasureStuartNTAustralia
Population459232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−1.5%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age28.233.238.2
Households13870,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting67.9%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright7.5%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,029$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$140$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,042$2,001$1,866
Born overseas16.4%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home34.6%36.1%23.6%
No religion40.7%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

−1.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3882011
  2. 4662016
  3. 4592021

Age

Median age 28.2, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Stuart Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Stuart and Northern Territory
0–914.6%
10–1923.7%
20–2913.9%
30–3915.9%
40–4912.4%
50–5912.2%
60–694.4%
70–793.5%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Stuart at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal56.3%
  2. Australian12.4%
  3. English12.4%
  4. Scottish5.0%
  5. Irish4.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages22.1%
  2. Punjabi3.7%
  3. Malayalam1.6%
  4. Mandarin0.9%
  5. Tagalog0.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the United States4.8%
  2. India3.0%
  3. New Zealand2.0%
  4. Zimbabwe0.9%
  5. the Philippines0.7%

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

Around Stuart

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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