Wanguri, NT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Wanguri is more socio-economically advantaged than about 70% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1022, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Wanguri at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,836
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $2,439
- SEIFA score
- 1022
- Coordinates
- -12.3715, 130.8875
Wanguri demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wanguri 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 mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 31% of homes are rented, and 31% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 375 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 208 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 490 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 536 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 220 | 12% |
Share of the 1,829 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 150 | 27% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 226 | 40% |
| Rented | 173 | 31% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 520 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 51 | 9% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 571 occupied private dwellings in Wanguri.
- Median weekly rent
- $410
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,637
- Median weekly personal income
- $977
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 512 (31%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 515 (31%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 170 (9%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 817 (58%)
- Labour-force participation
- 66.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Employed full-time
- 592
- Employed part-time
- 262
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.
Common questions about Wanguri
Where is Wanguri?
Wanguri is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.
What is the population of Wanguri?
At the 2021 Census, Wanguri had a population of about 1,836.
Is Wanguri an advantaged area?
Wanguri has an ABS SEIFA score of 1022, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 70 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 70% of Australian suburbs.
Does Wanguri have high household incomes?
Wanguri has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Northern Territory — the 15th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,439 per week).
Where Wanguri ranks
Wanguri appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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