Suburb in Katherine

Binjari, NT

Binjari had a population of 240 at the 2021 Census (+26.3% since 2016). Median age 25.0. Median weekly household income $966. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Binjari at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Binjari's population grew by 26.3% to 240, faster than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.6%). With a median age of 25.0, it is younger than the NT average (33.0). Children under 10 make up 20.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.7%.

100.0% 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 37 households.

The median household earns $966 a week, below the NT average of $2,061.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 81.0% use a language other than English at home. 44.4% report no religion, close to the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Binjari beside NT and Australia.

MeasureBinjariNTAustralia
Population240232,60525,422,788
Growth since 2016+26.3%+1.6%+8.6%
Median age25.033.038.0
Households3770,6609,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting100.0%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$966$2,061$1,746
Median rent a week$100$325$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,000$1,863
Born overseas0.0%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home81.0%36.1%23.6%
No religion44.4%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

+26.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2382011
  2. 1902016
  3. 2402021

Age

Median age 25.0, against 33.0 for Northern Territory.

Binjari Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Binjari and Northern Territory
0–920.0%
10–1922.5%
20–2917.1%
30–3915.0%
40–4912.9%
50–5911.3%
60–694.6%
70–791.7%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Binjari at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal98.3%
  2. Australian2.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages78.9%

Country of birth

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

Around Binjari

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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