1,111 ▲ +54.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 718
- 2016: 891
- 2021: 1,111
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cape Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cape Paterson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 1,111 people in Cape Paterson are married. This is a notably older community where the typical resident is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is reflected in the high number of seniors and a very small population of children.
1,111
▲ +54.7%
- 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 Cape Paterson — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,111, making it larger than about 75% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 55.
55 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 31.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. Conversely, children under 15 make up only 12.0%, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
31.1% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cape Paterson splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than 13.5% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most areas. Only 0.3% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is lower than most similar areas.
0.3% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cape Paterson, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Cape Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20473/cape-paterson/topic/demographics-identity