Suburb in MacDonnell

Amoonguna, NT

Amoonguna had a population of 229 at the 2021 Census (−4.2% since 2016). Median age 28.1. Median weekly household income $768. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Amoonguna at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Amoonguna's population shrank by 4.2% to 229, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 28.1, it is younger than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 18.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

60.0% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 8.0% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 5.6% of homes (18.1% across Northern Territory). The 2021 Census counted 54 households.

The median household earns $768 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

2.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 71.6% use a language other than English at home. 36.6% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Amoonguna beside NT and Australia.

MeasureAmoongunaNTAustralia
Population229232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−4.2%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age28.133.238.2
Households5470,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments5.6%18.1%14.3%
Renting60.0%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright8.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$768$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$38$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas2.6%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home71.6%36.1%23.6%
No religion36.6%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

−4.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2752011
  2. 2392016
  3. 2292021

Age

Median age 28.1, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Amoonguna Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Amoonguna and Northern Territory
0–918.8%
10–1916.6%
20–2916.6%
30–3919.2%
40–4910.0%
50–598.7%
60–699.2%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Amoonguna at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal97.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages71.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.6%

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

Around Amoonguna

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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