147 ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 133
- 2016: 122
- 2021: 147
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Athlone · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Athlone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 29% of the 147 people living in Athlone are children under 15, a figure far above the national average. This creates a very young community where the typical resident is just 33 years old. It is a small, family-oriented area with far fewer seniors than the state or national figures.
147
▲ +10.5%
- 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 Athlone — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Athlone is 33, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much younger than most similar places.
33 yrs ▼ -17.5%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 28.6% of the population, which is far above the 18.2% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over are much less common here, at just 8.8%.
8.8% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.6% ▲ +48.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Athlone splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are well above the national figure, with 17.4% of residents in this arrangement. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.4% ▲ +72.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Athlone, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Athlone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20081/athlone/topic/demographics-identity