Suburb in Roper Gulf

Ngukurr, NT

Ngukurr had a population of 1,088 at the 2021 Census (−5.3% since 2016). Median age 25.0. Median weekly household income $1,260. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Ngukurr at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ngukurr's population shrank by 5.3% to 1,088, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.6%). With a median age of 25.0, it is younger than the NT average (33.0). Children under 10 make up 16.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.3%.

85.3% 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 167 households.

The median household earns $1,260 a week, below the NT average of $2,061.

1.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 94.6% use a language other than English at home. 35.4% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Ngukurr beside NT and Australia.

MeasureNgukurrNTAustralia
Population1,088232,60525,422,788
Growth since 2016−5.3%+1.6%+8.6%
Median age25.033.038.0
Households16770,6609,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting85.3%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,260$2,061$1,746
Median rent a week$90$325$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,000$1,863
Born overseas1.0%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home94.6%36.1%23.6%
No religion35.4%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

−5.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0562011
  2. 1,1492016
  3. 1,0882021

Age

Median age 25.0, against 33.0 for Northern Territory.

Ngukurr Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Ngukurr and Northern Territory
0–916.2%
10–1923.7%
20–2918.0%
30–3916.7%
40–4910.8%
50–598.4%
60–694.8%
70–790.9%
80+0.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Ngukurr at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal94.1%
  2. Australian2.6%
  3. English2.5%
  4. Irish1.5%
  5. Scottish1.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages94.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand0.3%

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

Around Ngukurr

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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