Suburb in Barkly

Warumungu, NT

Warumungu had a population of 146 at the 2021 Census (−7.0% since 2016). Median age 26.3. Median weekly household income $744. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Warumungu at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Warumungu's population shrank by 7.0% to 146, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 26.3, it is younger than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 25.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 2.1%.

9.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 33 households.

The median household earns $744 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

2.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 59.7% use a language other than English at home. 29.0% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Warumungu beside NT and Australia.

MeasureWarumunguNTAustralia
Population146232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−7.0%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age26.333.238.2
Households3370,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting9.1%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$744$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week–$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas2.2%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home59.7%36.1%23.6%
No religion29.0%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

−7.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1442011
  2. 1572016
  3. 1462021

Age

Median age 26.3, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Warumungu Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Warumungu and Northern Territory
0–925.3%
10–1915.1%
20–2919.9%
30–3916.4%
40–498.9%
50–5912.3%
60–696.8%
70–792.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Warumungu at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal79.6%
  2. Australian8.5%
  3. English7.0%
  4. Chinese2.1%
  5. Irish2.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages55.9%

Country of birth

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

Around Warumungu

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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