4,800 ▲ +752.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 563
- 2016: 4,459
- 2021: 4,800
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Crace · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Crace
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 58% of adults in Crace are married, reflecting a community shaped by families. This is a young area where the typical resident is 34, and the population has surged by 753% since 2011 to reach 4,800 people.
4,800
▲ +752.6%
- 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 Crace — lower than 79% of areas.
| Crace | 4,800 |
|---|---|
| 2911, ACT | 4,804 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. While the population has aged by 7 years since 2011, the area remains much younger than most similar places.
34 yrs ▲ +25.9%
Younger than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 24.8% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% recorded for the ACT and Australia. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas at just 8.3%.
8.3% ▲ —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.8% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Crace, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 40%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the ACT average. Around 11.6% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure that has fallen 15 points since 2011.
1.8% ▲ +40.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▼ -56.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Crace, Married is the majority at 58%; 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 Crace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041037/crace/topic/demographics-identity