Suburb in Central Desert

Yuelamu, NT

Yuelamu had a population of 149 at the 2021 Census (−32.3% since 2016). Median age 27.8. Median weekly household income $875. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Yuelamu at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Yuelamu's population shrank by 32.3% to 149, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 27.8, it is younger than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 12.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.4%.

82.9% 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 35 households.

The median household earns $875 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 93.9% use a language other than English at home. 5.9% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Yuelamu beside NT and Australia.

MeasureYuelamuNTAustralia
Population149232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−32.3%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age27.833.238.2
Households3570,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting82.9%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$875$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$83$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas0.0%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home93.9%36.1%23.6%
No religion5.9%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

−32.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2072011
  2. 2202016
  3. 1492021

Age

Median age 27.8, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Yuelamu Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Yuelamu and Northern Territory
0–912.8%
10–1920.1%
20–2924.2%
30–3912.1%
40–4911.4%
50–599.4%
60–697.4%
70–796.0%
80+3.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Yuelamu at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal95.9%
  2. Australian2.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages95.1%

Country of birth

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

Around Yuelamu

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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