Suburb in Victoria Daly

Timber Creek, NT

Timber Creek had a population of 278 at the 2021 Census (+11.6% since 2016). Median age 32.5. Median weekly household income $1,750. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Timber Creek at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Timber Creek's population grew by 11.6% to 278, faster than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). Its median age of 32.5 is close to the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 12.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.8%.

58.7% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 21.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 50 households.

The median household earns $1,750 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

7.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 56.1% use a language other than English at home. 39.9% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Timber Creek beside NT and Australia.

MeasureTimber CreekNTAustralia
Population278232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016+11.6%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age32.533.238.2
Households5070,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting58.7%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright21.7%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,750$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$90$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas7.5%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home56.1%36.1%23.6%
No religion39.9%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

+11.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2312011
  2. 2492016
  3. 2782021

Age

Median age 32.5, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Timber Creek Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Timber Creek and Northern Territory
0–912.9%
10–1911.9%
20–2916.9%
30–3913.7%
40–4912.6%
50–5912.9%
60–697.2%
70–795.8%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Timber Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal67.8%
  2. English21.3%
  3. Australian20.1%
  4. Scottish5.0%
  5. Irish2.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages52.9%
  2. French1.7%
  3. Spanish1.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Mauritius1.7%
  2. Chile1.3%
  3. England1.3%
  4. New Zealand1.3%

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

Around Timber Creek

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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