146 ▼ -45.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 270
- 2016: 171
- 2021: 146
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Acheron · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Acheron
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines Acheron, where the typical resident is 56. This is far older than the national figure of 38, and the area's age profile is skewed heavily toward seniors.
146
▼ -45.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Acheron — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 146 people, which is smaller than about half of similar areas. Residents here are much older than most, with a typical age of 56.
56 yrs ▼ -3.4%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 39% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 11.6%.
39.0% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Acheron, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Children (0–14) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married and 15.7% are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +114.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Acheron, Married is the majority at 51%; 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 Acheron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20005/acheron/topic/demographics-identity