Suburb in Litchfield

Girraween, NT

Girraween had a population of 1,668 at the 2021 Census (+1.6% since 2016). Median age 40.5. Median weekly household income $3,019. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Girraween at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Darwin

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Girraween's population grew by 1.6% to 1,668, in step with 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 11.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.4%.

12.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 25.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 502 households.

The median household earns $3,019 a week, above the NT average of $2,058. Renters pay a median $401 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,511 a month.

11.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 4.0% use a language other than English at home. 60.9% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Girraween beside NT and Australia.

MeasureGirraweenNTAustralia
Population1,668232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016+1.6%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age40.533.238.2
Households50270,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting12.9%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright25.8%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$3,019$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$401$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,511$2,001$1,866
Born overseas11.6%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home4.0%36.1%23.6%
No religion60.9%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

+1.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,5082011
  2. 1,6412016
  3. 1,6682021

Age

Median age 40.5, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Girraween Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Girraween and Northern Territory
0–911.8%
10–1915.5%
20–2910.6%
30–3911.0%
40–4917.8%
50–5919.1%
60–699.5%
70–793.7%
80+0.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Girraween at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.7%
  2. English40.1%
  3. Irish12.0%
  4. Scottish11.9%
  5. Australian Aboriginal8.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Thai0.6%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages0.6%
  3. Afrikaans0.5%
  4. German0.4%
  5. Greek0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.5%
  2. New Zealand1.5%
  3. the Philippines0.7%
  4. South Africa0.7%
  5. Scotland0.6%

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

Around Girraween

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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