You might be surprised to learn how cosmopolitan the Territory is. As well as some of Australia’s most vibrant Indigenous culture, our population is comprised of people from more than 100 nationalities.
This means you’re never far away from the energy and excitement that comes from living with cultural diversity and a smorgasbord of arts, food and music.
Territorians see themselves as being a bit different to other Australians: not just younger, but younger in spirit; forward-thinking and confident; tolerant and welcoming; willing to have a go; more laid-back, but also more “can-do”.
A great many of us have come to the Territory from somewhere else – often intending to stay only a short while and ending up here for years, if not decades. There’s a special kind of energy in the Territory. We have a very youthful attitude – partly because we are, on average, younger than other Australians. The median age of Territorians is thirty, which is five years younger than the national median age of thirty-five.
About 206,000 people call the Northern Territory their home. More than half of all Territorians (111,000) live in the capital city of Darwin, its suburbs, or the thriving communities of Palmerston and Litchfield – located just ‘down the track’ (that’s what Territorians call the Stuart Highway).
The central Australian city of Alice Springs is home to about 13 per cent of Territorians, and another 5 per cent of the population lives in Katherine. The rest of us live in Tennant Creek in the Barkly region, the coastal town of Nhulunbuy or in the hundreds of other smaller communities scattered across the Territory.
