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KEY NOTES ON THE PALMERSTON DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT
Palmerston has a higher propor on of the young people (aged 0-14 years) compared to Darwin, the Northern Territory and Australia as a whole.
The median age in Palmerston is signi cantly lower than the balance of the Northern Territory and Australia as a whole.
Palmerston has a lower propor on of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Persons compared to Northern territory as a whole, however a higher concentra on when compared to Darwin and Australia.
Palmerston has a higher propor on of people who were born in Australia when compared to Darwin and Australia.
Palmerston has a high propor on of families with children when compared to Darwin and Australia.
Both the Average children per family and Average people per household is signi cantly higher in Palmerston than the balance of the country.
PALMERSTON DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
While the Demographic snapshot provides a view of the popula on at a point in me, planning for the future of Palmerston includes iden fying popula on growth trends which are vital to understanding the demands for Community infrastructure and how the communi es needs may change over the next 10 years.
AGE STRUCTURE TREND
Palmerston has a predominately young popula on with a median resident age of 29 years of age (2013)5 . This is in contrast to the median age across Australia which sits at 37.3 Years of age (2013).
The Age Structure Trend of Palmerston reveals that while a large propor on the popula on remains below 14 years of age, the ageing of this cohort over the past 10 years has seen an increase in the 15-24 year age cohort re ec ng the ageing of the younger residents as they remain within the Municipality.
While not making up a large propor on of the total popula on (approximately 6%) a slight increase in residents aged 55-64 years has occurred.
5 ABS - NATIONAL REGIONAL PROFILE, 2009 TO 2013
COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN / Community Pro le and Popula on Trends
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