Suburb in East Arnhem

Gapuwiyak, NT

Gapuwiyak had a population of 705 at the 2021 Census (−23.6% since 2016). Median age 30.0. Median weekly household income $1,766. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Gapuwiyak at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Gapuwiyak's population shrank by 23.6% to 705, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.6%). With a median age of 30.0, it is younger than the NT average (33.0). Children under 10 make up 13.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.8%.

85.1% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 3.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 121 households.

The median household earns $1,766 a week, below the NT average of $2,061.

1.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 92.8% use a language other than English at home. 31.1% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Gapuwiyak beside NT and Australia.

MeasureGapuwiyakNTAustralia
Population705232,60525,422,788
Growth since 2016−23.6%+1.6%+8.6%
Median age30.033.038.0
Households12170,6609,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting85.1%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright3.3%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,766$2,061$1,746
Median rent a week$90$325$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,000$1,863
Born overseas1.3%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home92.8%36.1%23.6%
No religion31.1%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

−23.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8742011
  2. 9232016
  3. 7052021

Age

Median age 30.0, against 33.0 for Northern Territory.

Gapuwiyak Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Gapuwiyak and Northern Territory
0–913.3%
10–1916.7%
20–2919.7%
30–3920.3%
40–4912.2%
50–5910.4%
60–696.7%
70–791.8%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Gapuwiyak at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal91.9%
  2. Australian3.0%
  3. English2.5%
  4. Irish1.2%
  5. Scottish0.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages89.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Zimbabwe0.4%

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

Around Gapuwiyak

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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