Suburb in Victoria Daly

Victoria River, NT

Victoria River had a population of 126 at the 2021 Census (−17.1% since 2016). Median age 23.6. Median weekly household income $1,125. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Victoria River at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Victoria River's population shrank by 17.1% to 126, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 23.6, it is younger than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 10.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

15.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 21.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 19 households.

The median household earns $1,125 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

6.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 27.9% use a language other than English at home. 43.7% report no religion, close to the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Victoria River beside NT and Australia.

MeasureVictoria RiverNTAustralia
Population126232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−17.1%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age23.633.238.2
Households1970,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting15.8%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright21.1%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,125$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week–$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas6.4%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home27.9%36.1%23.6%
No religion43.7%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

−17.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1562011
  2. 1522016
  3. 1262021

Age

Median age 23.6, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Victoria River Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Victoria River and Northern Territory
0–910.3%
10–1922.2%
20–2939.7%
30–3915.9%
40–494.0%
50–599.5%
60–692.4%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Victoria River at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.1%
  2. English32.4%
  3. Australian Aboriginal28.7%
  4. Scottish12.0%
  5. Irish11.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages24.8%

Country of birth

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

Around Victoria River

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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