Suburb in Barkly

Ali Curung, NT

Ali Curung had a population of 394 at the 2021 Census (−20.2% since 2016). Median age 23.0. Median weekly household income $1,398. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Ali Curung at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ali Curung's population shrank by 20.2% to 394, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 23.0, it is younger than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 19.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.5%.

84.5% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 7.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 77 households.

The median household earns $1,398 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

2.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 75.7% use a language other than English at home. 21.2% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Ali Curung beside NT and Australia.

MeasureAli CurungNTAustralia
Population394232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−20.2%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age23.033.238.2
Households7770,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting84.5%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright7.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,398$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$53$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas2.6%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home75.7%36.1%23.6%
No religion21.2%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

−20.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5352011
  2. 4942016
  3. 3942021

Age

Median age 23.0, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Ali Curung Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Ali Curung and Northern Territory
0–919.3%
10–1922.8%
20–2914.7%
30–3917.8%
40–498.6%
50–597.1%
60–694.1%
70–791.5%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Ali Curung at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal89.4%
  2. English6.4%
  3. Australian3.6%
  4. Irish1.0%
  5. Welsh1.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages71.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Zimbabwe1.0%

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

Around Ali Curung

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