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POPULATION TRENDS IN THE
NORTHERN TERRITORY
A SNAPSHOT OF THE NT DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE
NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
Mark McCrindle
Northern Territory Population Summit
Tuesday 2 August 2016
Northern Territory Population Summit Mark McCrindle
21.5m
AUSTRALIA IN 2011
24.1m
AUSTRALIA TODAY
24.1m 12%
AUSTRALIA TODAY
NORTHERN TERRITORY
NORTHERN TERRITORY IN 2011
Population 2011
211,945
NORTHERN TERRITORY TODAY
Population 2016
245,217
NORTHERN TERRITORY TODAY
Population 2016
245,217
16%
NT POPULATION INCREASE FROM 2006 TO 2011
Population 2006
192,898
NT POPULATION INCREASE FROM 2006 TO 2011
Population 2006
192,898
Population 2011
211,945
NT POPULATION INCREASE FROM 2006 TO 2011
Population 2006
192,898
Population 2011
211,94510%
27m
AUSTRALIA IN 2025
27m
NT Population 2025
287,923
AUSTRALIA IN 2025
27m
NT Population 2025
287,923
42,703
AUSTRALIA IN 2025
NORTHERN TERRITORY
-0.5%
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
3.5%
Year endedJune
NorthernTerritory
Australia
Natural Increase Net Overseas
Migration
Net Interstate
Migration
TAS
SA
NSW
ACT
NT
WA
QLD
VIC
POPULATION INCREASE: ALL STATES
Natural Increase Net Overseas
Migration
Net Interstate
Migration
TAS
SA
NSW
ACT
NT
WA
QLD
VIC
POPULATION INCREASE: ALL STATES
Natural Increase Net Overseas
Migration
Net Interstate
Migration
TAS
SA
NSW
ACT
NT
WA
QLD
VIC
POPULATION INCREASE: ALL STATES
Natural Increase Net Overseas
Migration
Net Interstate
Migration
TAS
SA
NSW
ACT
NT
WA
QLD
VIC
POPULATION INCREASE: ALL STATES
MIGRATION
Natural Increase
2833
Net Overseas Migration
739
Interstate Migration
2732
Northern Territory Population Summit Mark McCrindle
% OF STATE POPULATION LIVING IN CAPITAL
% OF STATE POPULATION LIVING IN CAPITAL
77%
Perth
% OF STATE POPULATION LIVING IN CAPITAL
76%
Melbourne
77%
Perth
% OF STATE POPULATION LIVING IN CAPITAL
65% 76%
Sydney Melbourne
77%
Perth
% OF STATE POPULATION LIVING IN CAPITAL
Darwin
65% 76%
Sydney Melbourne
77%57%
Perth
% OF STATE POPULATION LIVING IN CAPITAL
Darwin
48% 65% 76%
Sydney Melbourne
77%57%
PerthBrisbane
3/4 1/4
AUSTRALIA
2/3 1/3
NORTHERN TERRITORY
5 Years
average tenure
5 Years
average tenure
2 in 3
unlikely to move back
Northern Territory Population Summit Mark McCrindle
MEDIAN AGE
Australia
37
MEDIAN AGE
Australia
37
Darwin
33
MEDIAN AGE
Australia
37
Darwin
33
NT
31
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT
Australia
59.7%
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT
NT
66.9%
Australia
59.7%
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT
Darwin
69.4%
NT
66.9%
Australia
59.7%
WHERE ARE THE JOBS? UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
SA 6.9%
TAS 6.5%
QLD 6.4%
VIC 5.8%
WA 5.7%
NSW 5.2%
NT 4.1%
ACT 3.8%
Unemployment
rate by state
Northern Territory Population Summit Mark McCrindle
Northern Territory Population Summit Mark McCrindle
MEDIAN HOUSE PRICE
Sydney $996,140
Melbourne $803,290
Canberra $642,970
Perth $584,110
Brisbane $539,770
Darwin $499,800
Adelaide $467,000
Hobart $356,860
COST OF LIVING AFTER HOUSING
NT $1,755
WA $1,755
ACT $1,649
QLD $1,245
TAS $1,034
SA $1,033
VIC $844
NSW $764
Average income
after housing costs
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mark@mccrindle.com.au
Mark McCrindle

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