Australian Demographic Profile
Papunya, NT 0872
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~403
Median age
22
Median income
Low
$150-$299/wk
Top profile
Young
49%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers49%
- Retired and semi-retired38%
- Children6.0%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~403
- Sex split
- F 53% / M 47%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 3.0%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)31%
- Young adults (15-24)21%
- Early career (25-39)29%
- Mid career (40-59)17%
- Senior (60+)2.7%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Papunya: Low ($150-$299/wk).
- No / not stated42%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)53%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)3.1%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)2.6%
- Very high ($3k+)0%
Top occupations
- Professionals40%
- Community and Personal Service Workers25%
- Sales Workers10%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to NT and Australia
| Papunya | NT avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 32 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 3.0% | 9.8% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
Nearby suburbs
Explore demographics for areas close to Papunya:
Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →