Editing Northern Territory (section)

=== Cities and towns ===
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{{See also|List of places in the Northern Territory by population}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Population by Significant Urban Areas{{refn|group="N"|According to the [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]], Significant Urban Areas are defined to represent significant towns and cities, or agglomerations of smaller towns, that have at least 10,000 total population. Significant Urban Areas may contain more than one distinct Urban Centre. There are urban areas of greater than 10,000 people that the ABS does not currently classify as Significant Urban Areas.}}{{refn|group="N"|The ABS currently only defines two Significant Urban Areas within the Northern Territory.}}
|-
! Rank
! Significant Urban Areas
! Population (2021 Census)
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 1
|[[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]]
|align="right" | 127,215
|{{Census 2021 AUS|id=7002|link=yes}}
|-
| 2
|[[Alice Springs]]
|align="right" | 25,912
|{{Census 2021 AUS|id=7001|link=yes}}
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Population by Urban Centres{{refn|group="N"|According to the [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]], Urban Centres represent areas of concentrated urban development with populations of 1,000 people or more. }}{{refn|group="N"|Only the 10 most populus Urban Centres are shown. For a complete list see: [[List of places in the Northern Territory by population]]}}
|-
! Rank
! Urban Centres
! Population (2021 Census)
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 1
|[[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]]
|align="right" | 122,207
|{{Census 2021 AUS|id=UCL703001|link=yes}}
|-
| 2
|[[Alice Springs]]
|align="right" | 24,855
|{{Census 2021 AUS|id=UCL712001|link=yes}}
|-
| 3
|[[Katherine, Northern Territory|Katherine]]
|align="right" | 5,980
|{{Census 2021 AUS|id=UCL714001|link=yes}}
|-
|4
|[[Nhulunbuy]]
|align="right" | 3,267
|{{Census 2021 AUS|id=UCL715006|link=yes}}
|-
|5
|[[Tennant Creek]]
|align="right" | 2,949
|{{Census 2021 AUS|id=UCL715007|link=yes}}
|-
|6
|[[Elcho Island|Elcho Island / Galiwinku]]
|align="right" | 2,199
|{{Census 2021 AUS|id=UCL715001|link=yes}}
|-
|7
|[[Wadeye]]
|align="right" | 1,924
|{{Census 2021 AUS|id=UCL715008|link=yes}}
|-
|8
|[[Wurrumiyanga|Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu)]]
|align="right" | 1,421
|{{Census 2021 AUS|id=UCL715009|link=yes}}
|-
|9
|[[Gunbalanya|Gunbalanya (Oenpelli)]]
|align="right" | 1,153
|{{Census 2021 AUS|id=UCL715002|link=yes}}
|-
|10
|[[Milingimbi Island|Milingimbi]]
|align="right" | 1,097
|{{Census 2021 AUS|id=UCL715004|link=yes}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Population by Local Government Area{{refn|group="N"|Only the 10 most populus Local Government Areas are shown. For a complete list see: [[List of places in the Northern Territory by population]]}}
|-
! Rank
! Local Government Areas
! Population (30 June 2023 estimate)<ref>{{cite web |title=Regional population |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/latest-release |website=Population estimates and components by LGA |date=26 March 2024 |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=11 September 2024 |archive-date=10 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010145251/https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/latest-release |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1
|[[City of Darwin]]
|align="right" | 85,465
|-
| 2
|[[City of Palmerston]]
|align="right" | 41,113
|-
| 3
|[[Town of Alice Springs]]
|align="right" | 29,213
|-
|4
|[[Litchfield Municipality|Litchfield]]
|align="right" | 23,415
|-
|5
|[[Town of Katherine]]
|align="right" | 10,829
|-
|6
|[[East Arnhem Region]]
|align="right" | 10,011
|-
|7
|[[Roper Gulf Region]]
|align="right" | 7,491
|-
|8
|[[Barkly Region]]
|align="right" | 7,239
|-
|9
|[[MacDonnell Region]]
|align="right" | 6,706
|-
|10
|[[Central Desert Region]]
|align="right" | 4,126
|}