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Yarralin, NT

Yarralin had a population of 283 at the 2021 Census (−3.4% since 2016). Median age 24.0. Median weekly household income $1,321. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Yarralin at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Yarralin's population shrank by 3.4% to 283, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.6%). With a median age of 24.0, it is younger than the NT average (33.0). Children under 10 make up 23.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.5%.

83.9% 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 56 households.

The median household earns $1,321 a week, below the NT average of $2,061.

3.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 92.7% use a language other than English at home. 26.2% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Yarralin beside NT and Australia.

MeasureYarralinNTAustralia
Population283232,60525,422,788
Growth since 2016−3.4%+1.6%+8.6%
Median age24.033.038.0
Households5670,6609,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting83.9%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,321$2,061$1,746
Median rent a week$113$325$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,000$1,863
Born overseas3.7%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home92.7%36.1%23.6%
No religion26.2%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

−3.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2662011
  2. 2932016
  3. 2832021

Age

Median age 24.0, against 33.0 for Northern Territory.

Yarralin Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Yarralin and Northern Territory
0–923.7%
10–1915.9%
20–2917.0%
30–3917.3%
40–4911.3%
50–598.5%
60–691.1%
70–792.5%
80+1.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Yarralin at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal92.0%
  2. English4.0%
  3. Australian3.3%
  4. Chinese1.1%
  5. German1.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages89.1%

Country of birth

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

Around Yarralin

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