6,777 ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6,313
- 2016: 6,418
- 2021: 6,777
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Prospect Vale - Blackstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Prospect Vale - Blackstone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 6,777 people in Prospect Vale - Blackstone are married, making it a community defined by established households. The area is notably older than most other places, with a typical resident aged 46. This trend has grown over the last decade as the population aged and grew by 7.3%.
6,777
▲ +7.3%
- 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 Prospect Vale - Blackstone — lower than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the Australian figure of 38. This age has climbed by 5 years since 2011, while the total population rose to 6,777 people.
46 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
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 24.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 15.4% of the area, which is much lower than most other places.
24.7% ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Prospect Vale - Blackstone splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 2.8% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships make up 9.8%, a figure well below the state average of 13.5%.
2.8% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Prospect Vale - Blackstone, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Prospect Vale - Blackstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011044/prospect-vale-blackstone/topic/demographics-identity