HIGH CENSUS NIGHT RATIOS, NORTHERN TERRITORY


Of the 16 LGAs in the Northern Territory, nine LGAs had high Census Night ratios. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up more than half of the usual residents in six of these LGAs (Barkly, Central Desert, MacDonnell, Roper Gulf, Victoria-Daly and West Arnhem).

Local Government Area	Census Night Population	Usual Resident Population	Census Night Ratio(a)
West Arnhem	7 984	6 232	128.1
Roper Gulf	7 778	6 121	127.1
Katherine	10 698	9 185	116.5
MacDonnell	6 792	5 832	116.5
Barkly	7 716	6 824	113.1
Victoria-Daly	6 698	5 922	113.1
Central Desert	4 177	3 718	112.3
Alice Springs	28 080	25 187	111.5
Darwin	80 486	72 929	110.4
(a) The Census Night ratio is the ratio of the Census Night population to usual resident population, multiplied by 100.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2011.

The population pyramid below shows the age and sex of the Census Night and usual resident populations in Victoria-Daly, in 2011. Both the Census Night and usual resident populations contained a relatively large number of children under 10 year of age, giving this pyramid a distinctly triangular shape. The characteristics of the population of Victoria-Daly were similar to that of other LGAs in the Northern Territory with high Census Night ratios, such as West Arnhem, Roper Gulf, MacDonell, Katherine, Central Desert and Barkly. This shape was not found in all LGAs in the Northern Territory, only those with the high Census Night ratios .

You can find population pyramids for LGAs in the Northern Territory with a high Census Night population ratio, by following the links below.
West Arnhem
Roper Gulf
Katherine
MacDonnell
Barkly
Victoria-Daly
Central Desert
Alice Springs
Darwin