41 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29
- 2021: 41
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Colbrook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Colbrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significantly older population than the state average defines Colbrook, where the typical resident is 45. With only 41 people living in the area, it is a sparsely populated community with a high proportion of seniors.
41
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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 Colbrook — lower than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Colbrook is smaller than about 75% of similar areas. Its typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 29.3% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This contributes to the older feel of the area, although children under 15 are also a little more common here than in most other places.
29.3% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Colbrook splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Relationships in Colbrook differ from the norm, with 16.1% of people in a de facto relationship, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
16.1% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Colbrook, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 39%.
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 Colbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20612/colbrook/topic/demographics-identity