18,145 ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16,204
- 2016: 18,126
- 2021: 18,145
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Deer Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Deer Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 18,145 people in Deer Park are married, reflecting a strong family presence in this large community. It is a noticeably young area, with a typical resident aged 35, which is three years younger than the national figure.
18,145
▲ +12.0%
- 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 Deer Park — higher than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Deer Park is one of the largest areas at this level, and its typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
35 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of children under 15 at 20.3%, while the 14.5% of residents aged 65 and over is a little below the national figure.
14.5% ▲ +55.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Deer Park, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas at 7.1%, well below the national figure of 11.5%. Only 0.4% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.4% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.1% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Deer Park, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Deer Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20729/deer-park/topic/demographics-identity