Suburb in Katherine

Emungalan, NT

Emungalan had a population of 254 at the 2021 Census (−15.9% since 2016). Median age 40.5. Median weekly household income $1,938. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Emungalan at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Emungalan's population shrank by 15.9% to 254, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 40.5, it is older than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 10.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.9%.

67.9% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 5.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 53 households.

The median household earns $1,938 a week, below the NT average of $2,058. Renters pay a median $200 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,113 a month.

4.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 50.2% use a language other than English at home. 43.8% report no religion, close to the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Emungalan beside NT and Australia.

MeasureEmungalanNTAustralia
Population254232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−15.9%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age40.533.238.2
Households5370,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting67.9%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright5.7%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,938$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$200$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,113$2,001$1,866
Born overseas4.3%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home50.2%36.1%23.6%
No religion43.8%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

−15.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2542011
  2. 3022016
  3. 2542021

Age

Median age 40.5, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Emungalan Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Emungalan and Northern Territory
0–910.6%
10–1913.0%
20–2914.2%
30–3911.4%
40–4919.7%
50–5913.8%
60–6911.4%
70–795.9%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Emungalan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal68.6%
  2. Australian19.0%
  3. English16.8%
  4. Irish6.2%
  5. German5.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages51.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand1.8%

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

Around Emungalan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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