Suburb in Groote Archipelago

Milyakburra, NT

Milyakburra had a population of 106 at the 2021 Census (−22.6% since 2016). Median age 33.0. Median weekly household income $575. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Milyakburra at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Milyakburra's population shrank by 22.6% to 106, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.6%). Its median age of 33.0 is close to the NT average (33.0). Children under 10 make up 14.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

88.6% 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 $575 a week, below the NT average of $2,061.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 91.7% use a language other than English at home. 4.2% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Milyakburra beside NT and Australia.

MeasureMilyakburraNTAustralia
Population106232,60525,422,788
Growth since 2016−22.6%+1.6%+8.6%
Median age33.033.038.0
Households3570,6609,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting88.6%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$575$2,061$1,746
Median rent a week$60$325$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,000$1,863
Born overseas0.0%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home91.7%36.1%23.6%
No religion4.2%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

−22.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1762011
  2. 1372016
  3. 1062021

Age

Median age 33.0, against 33.0 for Northern Territory.

Milyakburra Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Milyakburra and Northern Territory
0–914.2%
10–1916.0%
20–2915.1%
30–3918.9%
40–4919.8%
50–5918.9%
60–690.0%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Milyakburra at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal102.0%
  2. German3.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages97.1%

Country of birth

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

Around Milyakburra

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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