Suburb in Katherine

Uralla, NT

Uralla had a population of 194 at the 2021 Census (+36.6% since 2016). Median age 42.0. Median weekly household income $2,650. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Uralla at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Uralla's population grew by 36.6% to 194, faster than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.6%). With a median age of 42.0, it is older than the NT average (33.0). Children under 10 make up 12.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.2%.

25.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 38.3% 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 $2,650 a week, above the NT average of $2,061. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,167 a month.

14.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 3.2% use a language other than English at home. 51.9% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Uralla beside NT and Australia.

MeasureUrallaNTAustralia
Population194232,60525,422,788
Growth since 2016+36.6%+1.6%+8.6%
Median age42.033.038.0
Households5370,6609,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting25.5%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright38.3%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,650$2,061$1,746
Median rent a week$300$325$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,167$2,000$1,863
Born overseas14.5%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home3.2%36.1%23.6%
No religion51.9%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

+36.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1612011
  2. 1422016
  3. 1942021

Age

Median age 42.0, against 33.0 for Northern Territory.

Uralla Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Uralla and Northern Territory
0–912.9%
10–1910.8%
20–297.7%
30–3918.0%
40–4913.9%
50–5913.4%
60–6916.0%
70–795.2%
80+3.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Uralla at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English49.7%
  2. Australian38.2%
  3. Scottish17.0%
  4. Irish14.5%
  5. German9.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans1.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.1%
  2. the Netherlands1.9%
  3. New Zealand1.9%
  4. South Africa1.9%

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

Around Uralla

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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