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List of places in the Northern Territory by population

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The Northern Territory is a self-governing territory of Australia. It has a population of 232,605 as of the 2021 Australian census,[1] the most recent census for which data has been released,[2] and occupies an area of 1,347,791 square kilometres (520,385 sq mi).[3] Official population statistics are published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which conducts a census every five years.[2] The ABS publishes data for various types of geographic structures, including urban centres and localities, which represent the built-up area of cities and towns with more than 200 people, and local government areas.[4]

Map of Australia with the Northern Territory highlighted in red
Map of the Northern Territory within Australia
Skyline of a small city.
Darwin, the capital and largest city in the Northern Territory

Urban centres and localities by population

Statistical Areas Level 1 (SA1s) are areas that subdivide all of Australia. SA1s generally have a population between 200 and 800 people, but this can reach as low as 180 for small towns and 90 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.[5] Urban centres and localities (UCLs) are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as clusters of urban SA1s. Clusters with a population higher than 1,000 are considered urban centres and clusters with a population between 200 and 999 are considered localities. The population of a locality is allowed to fall below 200 for two consecutive censuses before it is declassified as a locality.[6]

The largest UCL within the Northern Territory is Darwin, with a population of 122,207 at the 2021 census. There are a total of 70 UCLs in the Northern Territory as of 2021, of which twelve have a population above 1,000.[7]

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List of urban centres and localities by population
Rank Urban centre or locality Population
2011 census Ref. 2016 census Ref. 2021 census Ref.
1 Darwin 103,016 [8] 118,456 [9] 122,207 [10]
2 Alice Springs 24,208 [11] 23,726 [12] 24,855 [13]
3 Katherine 6,094 [14] 6,303 [15] 5,980 [16]
4 Nhulunbuy 3,933 [17] 3,088 [18] 3,267 [19]
5 Tennant Creek 3,062 [20] 2,991 [21] 2,949 [22]
6 Maningrida 2,293 [23] 2,308 [24] 2,518 [25]
7 Galiwinku 2,124 [26] 2,088 [27] 2,199 [28]
8 Wadeye 2,112 [29] 2,280 [30] 1,924 [31]
9 Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) 1,527 [32] 1,563 [33] 1,421 [34]
10 Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) 1,171 [35] 1,117 [36] 1,153 [37]
11 Milingimbi 1,081 [38] 1,225 [39] 1,097 [40]
12 Ngukurr 1,056 [41] 1,149 [42] 1,088 [43]
13 Angurugu 835 [44] 855 [45] 883 [46]
14 Yulara 888 [47] 759 [48] 853 [49]
15 Ramingining 833 [50] 872 [51] 814 [52]
16 Jabiru 1,129 [53] 1,081 [54] 755 [55]
17 Borroloola 926 [56] 871 [57] 755 [58]
18 Alyangula 986 [59] 873 [60] 751 [61]
19 Yuendumu 687 [62] 759 [63] 740 [64]
20 Gapuwiyak 874 [65] 923 [66] 705 [67]
21 Numbulwar 687 [68] 723 [69] 681 [70]
22 Humpty Doo 569 [71] 678 [72] 660 [73]
23 Yirrkala 843 [74] 809 [75] 657 [76]
24 Lajamanu 656 [77] 598 [78] 653 [79]
25 Minyerri 484 [80] 618 [81] 650 [82]
26 Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Purte) 555 [83] 580 [84] 603 [85]
27 Daguragu – Kalkarindji 542 [86] 575 [87] 575 [88]
28 Howard Springs 612 [89] 595 [90] 569 [91]
29 Hermannsburg 625 [92] 605 [93] 551 [94]
30 Wugular (Beswick) 511 [95] 531 [96] 542 [97]
31 Ampilatwatja 365 [98] 418 [99] 439 [100]
32 Papunya 418 [101] 404 [102] 438 [103]
33 Warruwi 423 [104] 389 [105] 432 [106]
34 Ilparpa 433 [107] 360 [108] 424 [109]
35 Wagait Beach – Mandorah 368 [110] 461 [111] 422 [112]
36 Walungurru (Kintore) 454 [113] 410 [114] 420 [115]
37 Umbakumba 441 [116] 503 [117] 419 [118]
38 Milikapiti 447 [119] 401 [120] 414 [121]
39 Ali Curung 535 [122] 494 [123] 394 [124]
40 Batchelor 336 [125] 466 [126] 371 [127]
41 Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) 377 [128] 390 [129] 364 [130]
42 Alpurrurulam 441 [131] 420 [132] 350 [133]
43 Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) 454 [134] 378 [135] 350 [136]
44 Barunga 313 [137] 363 [138] 337 [139]
45 Mataranka 244 [140] 310 [141] 327 [142]
46 Pine Creek 380 [143] 328 [144] 318 [145]
47 Pirlangimpi 371 [146] 371 [147] 317 [148]
48 Mutitjulu 210 [149] 323 [150] 296 [151]
49 Elliot 348 [152] 339 [153] 287 [154]
50 Yarralin 266 [155] 293 [156] 283 [157]
51 Timber Creek N/a[a] 249 [158] 278 [159]
52 Minjilang 309 [160] 247 [161] 265 [162]
53 Jilkminggan 280 [163] 301 [164] 263 [165]
54 Bulman – Weemol 291 [166] 280 [167] 263 [168]
55 Nyirripi 210 [169] 236 [170] 251 [171]
56 Adelaide River 237 [172] 265 [173] 243 [174]
57 Gunyangara N/a[a] 240 [175] 241 [176]
58 Binjari 238 [177] 190 [178] 240 [179]
59 Areyonga 235 [180] 195 [181] 236 [182]
60 Amoonguna 275 [183] 239 [184] 229 [185]
61 Kaltukatjara (Docker River) 295 [186] 394 [187] 229 [188]
62 Willowra 221 [189] 301 [190] 222 [191]
63 Atitjere N/a[a] 224 [192] 204 [193]
64 Titjikala 201 [194] 227 [195] 196 [196]
65 Aputula (Finke) N/a[a] 192 [197] 191 [198]
66 Laramba 251 [199] 239 [200] 189 [201]
67 Robinson River (Mungoorbada) 258 [202] 222 [203] 180 [204]
68 Yuelamu 207 [205] 220 [206] 149 [207]
69 Canteen Creek 217 [208] 184 [209] 147 [210]
70 Wutunugurra 207 [211] 166 [212] 143 [213]
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Local government areas by population

The Northern Territory is divided into 17 local government areas plus several unincorporated areas.[214] Local government area boundaries are set by an independent local government representation review committee, which consists of the Northern Territory's electoral commissioner, surveyor-general, and the chief executive officer of the Local Government Association of the Northern Territory.[215] The Australian Bureau of Statistics uses an approximation of these boundaries for its statistics.[216] The largest local government area within the Northern Territory is the City of Darwin, with a population of 80,530 as of the 2021 census.[217]

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List of local government areas by population
Rank Local government area Population
2011 census Ref. 2016 census Ref. 2021 census Ref.
1 City of Darwin 72,930 [218] 78,804 [219] 80,530 [220]
2 City of Palmerston 27,703 [221] 33,786 [222] 37,247 [223]
3 Town of Alice Springs 25,186 [224] 24,753 [225] 25,912 [226]
4 Litchfield Municipality 18,994 [227] 23,855 [228] 21,411 [229]
5 Town of Katherine 9,187 [230] 9,717 [231] 9,643 [232]
6 East Arnhem Region 9,098 [233] 9,026 [234] 8,778 [235]
* Unincorporated areas[b] 8,089 [236] 6,907 [237] 6,802 [238]
7 Roper Gulf Region 6,121 [239] 6,505 [240] 6,486 [241]
8 Barkly Region 6,823 [242] 6,655 [243] 6,316 [244]
9 West Arnhem Region 6,232 [245] 6,188 [246] 6,281 [247]
10 MacDonnell Region 5,831 [248] 6,029 [249] 5,748 [250]
11 Central Desert Region 3,720 [251] 3,677 [252] 3,591 [253]
12 West Daly Region[c] N/a 3,166 [255] 2,973 [256]
13 Victoria Daly Region[c] 5,924 [257] 2,810 [258] 2,815 [259]
14 Tiwi Islands Region 2,580 [260] 2,453 [261] 2,348 [262]
15 Coomalie Shire 1,106 [263] 1,319 [264] 1,276 [265]
16 Wagait Shire 369 [266] 463 [267] 423 [268]
* Darwin Waterfront Precinct[b][d] N/a N/a 293 [269]
17 Belyuen Shire 181 [270] 164 [271] 149 [272]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Timber Creek, Gunyangara, Atitjere and Aputula (Finke) were not UCLs at the 2011 census.
  2. [b]
    Unincorporated areas are not ranked.
  3. [c]
    On 1 July 2014, the West Daly Region split away from the Victoria Daly Region.[254]
  4. [d]
    The Darwin Waterfront Precinct was included with the other unincorporated areas in the 2011 and 2016 censuses.

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