Suburb in Coomalie

Batchelor, NT

Batchelor had a population of 396 at the 2021 Census (−21.9% since 2016). Median age 45.2. Median weekly household income $838. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Batchelor at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Batchelor's population shrank by 21.9% to 396, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 45.2, it is older than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 15.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.8%.

52.2% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 23.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.1% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 143 households.

The median household earns $838 a week, below the NT average of $2,058. Renters pay a median $172 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,340 a month.

16.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 10.9% use a language other than English at home. 55.8% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Batchelor beside NT and Australia.

MeasureBatchelorNTAustralia
Population396232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−21.9%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age45.233.238.2
Households14370,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments2.1%18.1%14.3%
Renting52.2%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright23.5%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$838$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$172$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,340$2,001$1,866
Born overseas16.2%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home10.9%36.1%23.6%
No religion55.8%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

−21.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3532011
  2. 5072016
  3. 3962021

Age

Median age 45.2, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Batchelor Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Batchelor and Northern Territory
0–915.4%
10–1911.4%
20–298.1%
30–3911.9%
40–4913.1%
50–5916.4%
60–6917.2%
70–797.6%
80+2.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Batchelor at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian35.2%
  2. Australian Aboriginal31.9%
  3. English30.3%
  4. Scottish11.1%
  5. Irish8.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages5.7%
  2. Filipino1.3%
  3. Tagalog1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.5%
  2. New Zealand1.7%
  3. India1.4%
  4. Nepal1.4%
  5. Papua New Guinea1.4%

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

Around Batchelor

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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