Suburb in Central Desert

Laramba, NT

Laramba had a population of 189 at the 2021 Census (−20.9% since 2016). Median age 28.4. Median weekly household income $1,188. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Laramba at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Laramba's population shrank by 20.9% to 189, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 28.4, it is younger than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 18.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.2%.

93.0% of households rent, a larger 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 43 households.

The median household earns $1,188 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 91.2% use a language other than English at home. 17.0% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Laramba beside NT and Australia.

MeasureLarambaNTAustralia
Population189232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−20.9%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age28.433.238.2
Households4370,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting93.0%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,188$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$73$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas0.0%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home91.2%36.1%23.6%
No religion17.0%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

−20.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2512011
  2. 2392016
  3. 1892021

Age

Median age 28.4, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Laramba Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Laramba and Northern Territory
0–918.0%
10–1910.6%
20–2920.1%
30–3913.8%
40–4911.6%
50–598.5%
60–694.8%
70–793.2%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Laramba at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal92.5%
  2. Australian3.8%
  3. English1.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages92.7%

Country of birth

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

Around Laramba

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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