Suburb in MacDonnell

Kaltukatjara, NT

Kaltukatjara had a population of 229 at the 2021 Census (−41.9% since 2016). Median age 35.4. Median weekly household income $1,542. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kaltukatjara at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kaltukatjara's population shrank by 41.9% to 229, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 35.4, it is older than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 15.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.2%.

74.0% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 50 households.

The median household earns $1,542 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

3.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 88.8% use a language other than English at home. 10.6% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kaltukatjara beside NT and Australia.

MeasureKaltukatjaraNTAustralia
Population229232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−41.9%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age35.433.238.2
Households5070,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting74.0%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,542$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$61$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas3.7%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home88.8%36.1%23.6%
No religion10.6%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

−41.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2952011
  2. 3942016
  3. 2292021

Age

Median age 35.4, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Kaltukatjara Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Kaltukatjara and Northern Territory
0–915.7%
10–199.2%
20–2914.4%
30–3917.9%
40–4914.0%
50–5914.0%
60–698.3%
70–795.2%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kaltukatjara at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal85.8%
  2. English4.6%
  3. Irish3.7%
  4. Scottish2.7%
  5. Australian2.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages85.8%
  2. Tagalog2.8%

Country of birth

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

Around Kaltukatjara

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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