Christmas Island, OT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Christmas Island is more socio-economically advantaged than about 41% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 972, 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.
Christmas Island at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,692
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $2,109
- SEIFA score
- 972
- Coordinates
- -10.4914, 105.6169
Christmas Island demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Christmas Island 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 35%, 48% of homes are rented, and 52% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 283 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 127 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 590 | 35% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 473 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 214 | 13% |
Share of the 1,687 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 107 | 25% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 63 | 15% |
| Rented | 204 | 48% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 193 | 45% |
| Townhouses & semis | 96 | 23% |
| Flats & apartments | 127 | 30% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 425 occupied private dwellings in Christmas Island.
- Median weekly rent
- $150
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,659
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,233
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 739 (52%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 757 (60%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 10 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 525 (39%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%
- Employed full-time
- 548
- Employed part-time
- 170
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 Christmas Island
Where is Christmas Island?
Christmas Island is a suburb of Other Territories, Australia.
What is the population of Christmas Island?
At the 2021 Census, Christmas Island had a population of about 1,692.
Is Christmas Island an advantaged area?
Christmas Island has an ABS SEIFA score of 972, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 41 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 41% of Australian suburbs.
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