Suburb in Central Desert

Willowra, NT

Willowra had a population of 222 at the 2021 Census (−26.2% since 2016). Median age 24.7. Median weekly household income $1,325. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Willowra at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Willowra's population shrank by 26.2% to 222, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 24.7, it is younger than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 21.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 2.3%.

78.4% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 10.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 37 households.

The median household earns $1,325 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

1.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 90.6% use a language other than English at home. 26.5% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Willowra beside NT and Australia.

MeasureWillowraNTAustralia
Population222232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−26.2%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age24.733.238.2
Households3770,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting78.4%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright10.8%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,325$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$78$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas1.9%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home90.6%36.1%23.6%
No religion26.5%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

−26.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2212011
  2. 3012016
  3. 2222021

Age

Median age 24.7, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Willowra Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Willowra and Northern Territory
0–921.2%
10–1921.6%
20–2917.6%
30–3914.9%
40–4910.8%
50–599.9%
60–695.0%
70–792.3%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Willowra at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal93.0%
  2. Scottish3.3%
  3. Australian2.8%
  4. English1.9%
  5. Irish1.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages88.7%
  2. Punjabi1.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India1.4%

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

Around Willowra

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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