Lake Mackay, NT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Lake Mackay at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 25
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $1,187
- Coordinates
- -22.5680, 129.8292
Map of Lake Mackay
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Housing & property in Lake Mackay
What it costs to live in Lake Mackay and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Rented
- 0%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Lake Mackay demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Lake Mackay demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Lake Mackay using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 52% and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 5 | 19% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 14 | 52% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 5 | 19% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3 | 11% |
Share of the 27 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 0 | 0% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 8 | 67% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 12 occupied private dwellings in Lake Mackay.
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,249
- Median weekly personal income
- $574
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 11 (46%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 13 (52%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 13 (54%)
- Labour-force participation
- 54.2%
- Employed full-time
- 6
- Employed part-time
- 5
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Lake Mackay
Where is Lake Mackay?
Lake Mackay is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.
What is the population of Lake Mackay?
At the 2021 Census, Lake Mackay had a population of about 25.
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