Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Wurrumiyanga then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Wurrumiyanga, NT (postcode 0822) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-6.9% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,527 | 1,563 | 1,421 | -106 · -6.9% |
| Median age | 26 | 29 | 32 | +6 · +23.1% |
| Median household income | $794/wk | $759/wk | $715/wk | $79 · -9.9% |
| Median personal income | $243/wk | $222/wk | $227/wk | $16 · -6.6% |
| Median rent | $40/wk | $55/wk | $80/wk | +$40 · +100% |
| Median mortgage | $705/mo | — | $607/mo | $98 · -13.9% |
| Average household size | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | -0.8 · -18.6% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Wurrumiyanga trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,421
was 1,563 in 2016
-142 · -9.1%
Median rent
$80/wk
was $55/wk in 2016
+$25 · +45.5%
Household income
$715/wk
was $759/wk in 2016
$44 · -5.8%
Median age
32
was 29 in 2016
+3 · +10.3%
Dig deeper: Wurrumiyanga population growth · Wurrumiyanga then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.