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Southport, NT

Southport had a population of 215 at the 2021 Census (−7.3% since 2016). Median age 42.9. Median weekly household income $1,594. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Southport at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Darwin

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Southport's population shrank by 7.3% to 215, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 42.9, it is older than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 8.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.7%.

10.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 30.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 71 households.

The median household earns $1,594 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

19.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 6.3% use a language other than English at home. 61.2% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Southport beside NT and Australia.

MeasureSouthportNTAustralia
Population215232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−7.3%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age42.933.238.2
Households7170,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting10.3%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright30.9%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,594$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week–$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,376$2,001$1,866
Born overseas19.6%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home6.3%36.1%23.6%
No religion61.2%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

−7.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 972011
  2. 2322016
  3. 2152021

Age

Median age 42.9, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Southport Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Southport and Northern Territory
0–98.8%
10–1912.1%
20–297.9%
30–3921.4%
40–4914.0%
50–5921.4%
60–6912.1%
70–7910.7%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Southport at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian46.6%
  2. English36.8%
  3. Australian Aboriginal11.0%
  4. Irish11.0%
  5. Scottish9.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese2.6%
  2. Thai1.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand7.6%
  2. England1.9%
  3. Thailand1.9%

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

Around Southport

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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