Suburb in Roper Gulf

Nitmiluk, NT

Nitmiluk had a population of 212 at the 2021 Census (+25.4% since 2016). Median age 26.9. Median weekly household income $1,339. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Nitmiluk at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Nitmiluk's population grew by 25.4% to 212, faster than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 26.9, it is younger than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 19.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 2.8%.

71.2% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 11.5% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 15.1% of homes (18.1% across Northern Territory). The 2021 Census counted 56 households.

The median household earns $1,339 a week, below the NT average of $2,058. Renters pay a median $86 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $3,119 a month.

6.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 66.7% use a language other than English at home. 61.3% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Nitmiluk beside NT and Australia.

MeasureNitmilukNTAustralia
Population212232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016+25.4%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age26.933.238.2
Households5670,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments15.1%18.1%14.3%
Renting71.2%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright11.5%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,339$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$86$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$3,119$2,001$1,866
Born overseas6.4%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home66.7%36.1%23.6%
No religion61.3%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

+25.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1742011
  2. 1692016
  3. 2122021

Age

Median age 26.9, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Nitmiluk Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Nitmiluk and Northern Territory
0–919.8%
10–1914.2%
20–2922.6%
30–3919.8%
40–499.9%
50–597.1%
60–692.4%
70–792.8%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Nitmiluk at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal66.2%
  2. Australian15.9%
  3. English13.5%
  4. German4.8%
  5. Irish4.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages59.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Germany2.0%

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

Around Nitmiluk

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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