957 ▲ +89.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 506
- 2016: 667
- 2021: 957
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cardigan Village · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cardigan Village
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population has grown in Cardigan Village since 2011, with the typical resident now just 32 years old. This makes the area far younger than the state and national figures, which both sit at 38.
957
▲ +89.1%
- 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 Cardigan Village — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cardigan Village has 957 residents, making it larger than about 74% of similar areas.
32 yrs ▲ +3.2%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is dominated by families, with children under 15 making up 32% of the population—far above the 18% seen across Australia. This high number of children helps explain why the typical age is so low, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 8.3%.
8.3% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
32.0% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cardigan Village splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.1%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.5% ▼ -55.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.1% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cardigan Village, Married is the majority at 55%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cardigan Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20486/cardigan-village/topic/demographics-identity