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Northern Territory · SA2 702011053

What's going on in Tanami

Population 2,839 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#5 of 62 in Northern Territory

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (85.2%)

Rank 2

#5 of 62 in Northern Territory

for % of adults with no post-school qualification (83.1%)

Rank 3

#7 of 62 in Northern Territory

for Average persons per bedroom (1.50)

The three dimensions where Tanami picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,277 / week
#54 of 62 in Northern Territory

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
29 years
#52 of 62 in Northern Territory

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
71.5%
#10 of 62 in Northern Territory

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
15.5%
#10 of 62 in Northern Territory

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
1.50
#7 of 62 in Northern Territory

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Tanami's sharpest rank is for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #9 · one rank above Tiwi Islands Northern Territory ↓ #11 · one rank below Sandover - Plenty Northern Territory

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.