92 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79
- 2021: 92
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arawata · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Arawata
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 52 makes Arawata far older than most other areas. This small community of 92 people is defined by a large number of seniors and a small proportion of children.
92
—
- 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 Arawata — lower than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38. This age gap is much higher than in most similar areas.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 23.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at 14.1%.
23.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Arawata, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national average at 15.7%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Arawata, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Arawata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20054/arawata/topic/demographics-identity