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Middle Point, NT

Middle Point had a population of 55 at the 2021 Census (−5.2% since 2016). Median age 35.0. Median weekly household income $3,125. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Middle Point at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Darwin

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Middle Point's population shrank by 5.2% to 55, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.6%). With a median age of 35.0, it is older than the NT average (33.0). Children under 10 make up 23.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.1%.

42.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 28.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 14 households.

The median household earns $3,125 a week, above the NT average of $2,061.

31.8% of residents were born overseas, more than the NT average of 23.9%. 35.2% use a language other than English at home. 43.8% report no religion, close to the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Middle Point beside NT and Australia.

MeasureMiddle PointNTAustralia
Population55232,60525,422,788
Growth since 2016−5.2%+1.6%+8.6%
Median age35.033.038.0
Households1470,6609,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting42.9%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright28.6%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$3,125$2,061$1,746
Median rent a week–$325$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$500$2,000$1,863
Born overseas31.8%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home35.2%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

−5.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 492011
  2. 582016
  3. 552021

Age

Median age 35.0, against 33.0 for Northern Territory.

Middle Point Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Middle Point and Northern Territory
0–923.6%
10–190.0%
20–295.5%
30–3914.5%
40–495.5%
50–5914.5%
60–697.3%
70–799.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Middle Point at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English37.0%
  2. Australian23.9%
  3. Scottish10.9%
  4. Chinese8.7%
  5. Vietnamese8.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Thai13.7%
  2. Cantonese7.8%
  3. Vietnamese7.8%
  4. Australian Indigenous languages5.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Thailand19.6%
  2. Vietnam8.7%
  3. Canada6.5%

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

Around Middle Point

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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