Suburb in Litchfield

Lambells Lagoon, NT

Lambells Lagoon had a population of 239 at the 2021 Census (−31.1% since 2016). Median age 41.0. Median weekly household income $2,024. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Lambells Lagoon at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Darwin

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Lambells Lagoon's population shrank by 31.1% to 239, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 41.0, it is older than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 14.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.0%.

13.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 34.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 77 households.

The median household earns $2,024 a week, in line with the NT average of $2,058. Renters pay a median $135 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,875 a month.

36.0% of residents were born overseas, more than the NT average of 23.9%. 41.4% use a language other than English at home. 52.3% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Lambells Lagoon beside NT and Australia.

MeasureLambells LagoonNTAustralia
Population239232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−31.1%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age41.033.238.2
Households7770,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting13.9%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright34.7%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,024$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$135$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,875$2,001$1,866
Born overseas36.0%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home41.4%36.1%23.6%
No religion52.3%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

−31.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3642011
  2. 3472016
  3. 2392021

Age

Median age 41.0, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Lambells Lagoon Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Lambells Lagoon and Northern Territory
0–914.6%
10–1913.8%
20–298.4%
30–3913.8%
40–4910.9%
50–5915.9%
60–6914.6%
70–798.8%
80+1.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Lambells Lagoon at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian29.3%
  2. English26.0%
  3. Vietnamese15.8%
  4. Chinese14.9%
  5. Australian Aboriginal13.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese16.6%
  2. Khmer7.8%
  3. Mandarin6.0%
  4. Australian Indigenous languages4.6%
  5. Thai2.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Vietnam13.8%
  2. Cambodia9.8%
  3. Malaysia3.1%
  4. China2.2%
  5. Thailand1.8%

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

Around Lambells Lagoon

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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