Australian Demographic Profile
Wadeye, NT 0822
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~1,858
Median age
27
Median income
Low
$150-$299/wk
Top profile
Young
60%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers60%
- Retired and semi-retired27%
- Children5.9%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~1,858
- Sex split
- F 51% / M 49%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 4.3%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)27%
- Young adults (15-24)21%
- Early career (25-39)28%
- Mid career (40-59)18%
- Senior (60+)5.8%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Wadeye: Low ($150-$299/wk).
- No / not stated42%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)47%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)6.9%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)3.5%
- Very high ($3k+)0.70%
Top occupations
- Professionals35%
- Community and Personal Service Workers27%
- Labourers15%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to NT and Australia
| Wadeye | NT avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 32 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 4.3% | 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
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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 →