Suburb in Roper Gulf

Sturt Plateau, NT

Sturt Plateau had a population of 37 at the 2021 Census (−19.6% since 2016). Median age 58.0. Median weekly household income $1,625. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Sturt Plateau at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Sturt Plateau's population shrank by 19.6% to 37, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 58.0, it is older than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 10.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 61.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 16 households.

The median household earns $1,625 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

17.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 40.5% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Sturt Plateau beside NT and Australia.

MeasureSturt PlateauNTAustralia
Population37232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−19.6%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age58.033.238.2
Households1670,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting0.0%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright61.5%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,625$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week–$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas17.9%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%36.1%23.6%
No religion40.5%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

−19.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 422011
  2. 462016
  3. 372021

Age

Median age 58.0, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Sturt Plateau Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Sturt Plateau and Northern Territory
0–910.8%
10–190.0%
20–2910.8%
30–390.0%
40–490.0%
50–5918.9%
60–6929.7%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Sturt Plateau at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English54.1%
  2. Australian45.9%
  3. Scottish18.9%
  4. German10.8%
  5. Irish8.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Sturt Plateau

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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