9,801 —
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Reservoir - North West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Reservoir - North West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents make up a defining part of daily life in Reservoir - North West, where the typical person is 43. This is noticeably older than the national figure, with over a quarter of the population aged 65 and over.
9,801
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- 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 Reservoir - North West — higher than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area has 9,801 residents, a population size that is larger than about 51% of similar areas.
43 yrs —
Older than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 (15.0%) than most other places.
25.4% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Reservoir - North West splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 48.5% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 7.3%, which is well below the national figure. Just 0.7% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.7% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Reservoir - North West, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Widowed (9%).
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 Reservoir - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021524/reservoir-north-west/topic/demographics-identity