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Weddell, NT

Weddell had a population of 61 at the 2021 Census (−11.6% since 2016). Median age 48.3. Median weekly household income $2,583. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Weddell at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Darwin

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Weddell's population shrank by 11.6% to 61, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 48.3, it is older than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 4.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.8%.

36.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 40.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 25 households.

The median household earns $2,583 a week, above the NT average of $2,058.

16.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 60.3% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Weddell beside NT and Australia.

MeasureWeddellNTAustralia
Population61232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−11.6%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age48.333.238.2
Households2570,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting36.0%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright40.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,583$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$400$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas16.0%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%36.1%23.6%
No religion60.3%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

−11.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 752011
  2. 692016
  3. 612021

Age

Median age 48.3, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Weddell Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Weddell and Northern Territory
0–94.9%
10–1913.1%
20–2916.4%
30–396.6%
40–4913.1%
50–5919.7%
60–6919.7%
70–799.8%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Weddell at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.3%
  2. Australian41.4%
  3. Irish15.5%
  4. German12.1%
  5. Scottish12.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the United States9.4%
  2. England5.7%

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

Around Weddell

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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