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Census comparison · 2016 vs 2021

Karama then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Karama, NT (postcode 0812) — how the suburb looked in 2016 versus 2021.

Metric20162021Change
Population4,9444,803-141 · -2.9%
Median age3335+2 · +6.1%
Median household income$1,796/wk$1,783/wk$13 · -0.7%
Median personal income$824/wk$838/wk+$14 · +1.7%
Median rent$360/wk$293/wk$67 · -18.6%
Median mortgage$2,000/mo$1,950/mo$50 · -2.5%
Average household size3.02.9-0.1 · -3.3%

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

-0.9% over 10 years

20114,84520164,94420214,803
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

Population

4,803

was 4,944 in 2016

-141 · -2.9%

Median rent

$293/wk

was $360/wk in 2016

$67 · -18.6%

Household income

$1,783/wk

was $1,796/wk in 2016

$13 · -0.7%

Median age

35

was 33 in 2016

+2 · +6.1%

Dig deeper: Karama population growth · Karama then and now

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2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.