Suburb in West Daly

Thamarrurr, NT

Thamarrurr had a population of 188 at the 2021 Census (−4.6% since 2016). Median age 21.4. Median weekly household income $833. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Thamarrurr at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Thamarrurr's population shrank by 4.6% to 188, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 21.4, it is younger than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 17.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

52.8% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 50.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 36 households.

The median household earns $833 a week, below the NT average of $2,058.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 100.0% use a language other than English at home. 0.0% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Thamarrurr beside NT and Australia.

MeasureThamarrurrNTAustralia
Population188232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−4.6%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age21.433.238.2
Households3670,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting52.8%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright50.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$833$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$38$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas0.0%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home100.0%36.1%23.6%
No religion0.0%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

−4.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1882011
  2. 1972016
  3. 1882021

Age

Median age 21.4, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Thamarrurr Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Thamarrurr and Northern Territory
0–917.6%
10–1928.7%
20–2922.3%
30–3913.3%
40–4911.2%
50–598.0%
60–694.3%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Thamarrurr at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal100.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages100.0%

Country of birth

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

Around Thamarrurr

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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