Suburb in MacDonnell

Namatjira, NT

Namatjira had a population of 164 at the 2021 Census (−6.3% since 2016). Median age 29.0. Median weekly household income $1,474. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Namatjira at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Namatjira's population shrank by 6.3% to 164, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.6%). With a median age of 29.0, it is younger than the NT average (33.0). Children under 10 make up 14.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.9%.

46.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 12.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 39 households.

The median household earns $1,474 a week, below the NT average of $2,061.

5.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 91.6% use a language other than English at home. 25.3% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Namatjira beside NT and Australia.

MeasureNamatjiraNTAustralia
Population164232,60525,422,788
Growth since 2016−6.3%+1.6%+8.6%
Median age29.033.038.0
Households3970,6609,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting46.2%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright12.8%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,474$2,061$1,746
Median rent a week$30$325$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,000$1,863
Born overseas5.1%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home91.6%36.1%23.6%
No religion25.3%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

−6.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1522011
  2. 1752016
  3. 1642021

Age

Median age 29.0, against 33.0 for Northern Territory.

Namatjira Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Namatjira and Northern Territory
0–914.0%
10–1916.5%
20–2916.5%
30–3912.2%
40–4915.9%
50–597.3%
60–696.1%
70–794.9%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Namatjira at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal91.0%
  2. English4.5%
  3. Australian3.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages86.1%
  2. Spanish3.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the United States3.1%

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

Around Namatjira

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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