59 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41
- 2021: 59
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caveat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Caveat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Caveat, where the typical person is 58. This sparsely populated place is largely made up of older adults and seniors, with very few children living here.
59
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- 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 Caveat — lower than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is only 59 people, which is smaller than about 69% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age 20 years higher than the Australian average of 38.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 6.8% compared to 18.2% across Australia.
22.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Caveat, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 54%; Seniors (65+) is next at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 24%, which is far above the 11.5% national average. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a figure well below the 3.2% seen across Australia.
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.
24.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Caveat, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Caveat
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Caveat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20525/caveat/topic/demographics-identity