Census 2011 → 2021

Desert Springs population growth

How the population of Desert Springs, NT (0870) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+2.5% over 10 years

2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

2011 population

1,499

2016 population

1,477

2021 population

1,536

2011 → 2021

+2.5%

+59 since 2016

Desert Springs trends (2016 → 2021)

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

1,536

was 1,477 in 2016

+59 · +4%

Median rent

$500/wk

was $410/wk in 2016

+$90 · +22%

Household income

$3,025/wk

was $2,517/wk in 2016

+$508 · +20.2%

Median age

was 39 in 2016

-3 · -7.7%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology