Suburb in Palmerston

Bellamack, NT

Bellamack had a population of 2,423 at the 2021 Census (−1.4% since 2016). Median age 28.6. Median weekly household income $2,362. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bellamack at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Darwin

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bellamack's population shrank by 1.4% to 2,423, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 28.6, it is younger than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 18.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.3%.

58.7% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 4.3% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 19.1% of homes (18.1% across Northern Territory). The 2021 Census counted 759 households.

The median household earns $2,362 a week, above the NT average of $2,058. Renters pay a median $354 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,423 a month.

22.2% of residents were born overseas, close to the NT average of 23.9%. 19.7% use a language other than English at home. 53.1% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bellamack beside NT and Australia.

MeasureBellamackNTAustralia
Population2,423232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−1.4%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age28.633.238.2
Households75970,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments19.1%18.1%14.3%
Renting58.7%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright4.3%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,362$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$354$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,423$2,001$1,866
Born overseas22.2%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home19.7%36.1%23.6%
No religion53.1%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

−1.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2402011
  2. 2,4582016
  3. 2,4232021

Age

Median age 28.6, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Bellamack Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Bellamack and Northern Territory
0–918.3%
10–1915.9%
20–2917.3%
30–3918.8%
40–4914.4%
50–596.8%
60–694.9%
70–792.4%
80+0.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bellamack at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian37.8%
  2. English31.9%
  3. Australian Aboriginal11.9%
  4. Scottish9.6%
  5. Irish8.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese1.7%
  2. Greek1.6%
  3. Filipino1.4%
  4. Mandarin1.4%
  5. Tagalog1.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines3.6%
  2. India2.7%
  3. New Zealand2.0%
  4. England1.7%
  5. Zimbabwe1.0%

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

Around Bellamack

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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