The Northern Territory is a self governing territory of Australia. It has a population of 232,605 as of the 2021 Australian census[1] and occupies an area of 1,334,404 square kilometres (515,216 sq mi).[2] Official population statistics are published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which conducts a census every five years. The most recent census for which data has been released is the 2021 census.[3]
SA1's are areas that subdivide all of Australia, and have a population between 200 and 800 people and an average population size of 400.[4] Urban centres and localities are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to be clusters of urban SA1's. Clusters with a population higher than 1,000 are considered urban centres and clusters with a population between 200 and 999 are considered localities.[5]
The Northern Territory is divided into 17 local government areas plus several unincorporated areas.[6]