ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION
The official population of the Northern Territory (NT) at June 30, 2007, was 214 975 persons, an increase of 2% from the previous year's population of 210 674. The 2006-07 growth rate of 2% was higher than the NT's average annual growth rate of 1.5% for the five years to June 2007. The NT's population is most concentrated around the capital city of Darwin, and the central Australian town of Alice Springs. Approximately 34% of the population lives in the Statistical Subdivision (SSD) of Darwin City, with 21% living in the surrounding SSDs of Palmerston-East Arm and Litchfield. A further 19% live in the SSD of Central NT, where Alice Springs is located.
% Population change: Northern Territory
- 2004 to 2007
![Graph: % Population change: Northern Territory—2004 to 2007](/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/2f762f95845417aeca25706c00834efa/851bbd844853978cca2574ef001387aa/Body/0.500!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
At June 30, 2007 there were 108 males for every 100 females in the NT. As illustrated in the following graph, in all of the selected age groups except the 25-29 and 75+ year age groups, there were more males than females resident in the NT.
Sex, By Selected Age Groups
: Northern Territory
- 30 June 2007
![Graph: Sex, By Selected Age Groups: Northern Territory—30 June 2007](/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/2f762f95845417aeca25706c00834efa/851bbd844853978cca2574ef001387aa/Body/0.14AC!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)