What is the population of Northern Territory?

The population of Northern Territory is 245,353.

Where is Northern Territory located?

Northern Territory is located at latitude -20.0000000 and longitude 134.0000000. It is in Australia.

What is the area of Northern Territory?

The area of Northern Territory is 1347791 km².

What time zone is Northern Territory in?

Northern Territory is in the Australia/Darwin time zone.

How has the population of Northern Territory changed?

The population of Northern Territory has increased from 211,945 (2011) to 245,353 (2020), a change of 15.8%.

Northern Territory, Northern Territory

Northern Territory: federal territory of Australia

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Northern Territory currently has 8 quality-checked populated place pages and 13 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Largest city

Darwin

Population 129,062

Quick Facts about Northern Territory

Population	245,353
Country	Australia
State	Northern Territory (Australia)
Phone Area Codes	08
Area	1347791 km²
Latitude & Longitude	-20.0000,134.0000
Legislative body	Parliament of the Northern Territory
Named for	north
Altitude	1,070 feet / 326 meters
Capital	Darwin
Establishment	January 01, 1911 (115 years ago)
Time Zone	Australia/Darwin
Local time	09:39:20 (17th April 2026)

Geography

Northern Territory is located at 20°0'0"S 134°0'0"E (-20.0000000, 134.0000000). It has 2 neighbors: State of South Australia and Wa.

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Largest Cities in Northern Territory

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Northern Territory.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Darwin	British naturalist, author of "On the origin of species, by means of natural selection" (1809-1882)	Darwin	129,062
Alice Springs	Town in the Northern Territory, Australia	Alice Springs	25,186
Palmerston	Planned satellite city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory, Australia	Palmerston	25,000
Nhulunbuy	Town in the Northern Territory, Australia	East Arnhem	3,397
Katherine East		Katherine	3,242
Tennant Creek	Town in the Northern Territory, Australia	Barkly	3,166
Katherine		Katherine	2,187
Alyangula	Township in the Northern Territory, Australia		873

Official website of Northern Territory

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Northern Territory has 2 neighbours.

State of South Australia state of Australia
Wa This city, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana, serves as the regional capital and a major hub for commerce and transportation in the northwest.

Barkly Region
Central Desert Region
Belyuen Shire
East Arnhem Region
Tiwi Islands Shire
West Arnhem Region
MacDonnell Region
Coomalie Shire
Victoria Daly Region
Town of Katherine
Wagait Shire
Litchfield Municipality
City of Darwin
Town of Alice Springs
City of Palmerston
Roper Gulf Region

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2011	211,945	-	census
2016	228,833	7.38%	census
2019	245,562	6.81%	census
2020	245,353	-0.09%	population estimation

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Northern Territory Counties

County Name	Population

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Location Map of Northern Territory

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Map of Northern Territory

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