5,393 ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5,185
- 2016: 5,335
- 2021: 5,393
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chelsea Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Chelsea Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing number of seniors is the most notable change in Chelsea Heights, where the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose 8.1 percentage points since 2011. The area now has a total population of 5,393 people. Overall, residents are a little older than the national figure.
5,393
▲ +4.0%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Chelsea Heights — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 208 people since 2011. The typical resident is now 40 years old, which is 3 years older than they were in 2011.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Older than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.4% of residents, a figure that is also a little above the national average.
18.4% ▲ +79.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Chelsea Heights splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About half of the residents are married, and 10.3% are in a de facto relationship, which is lower than most areas. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.5% of the population, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
0.5% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Chelsea Heights, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Chelsea Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031187/chelsea-heights/topic/demographics-identity