97 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 87
- 2021: 97
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Flagstaff · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Flagstaff
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Flagstaff is far older than those in most similar areas. The population is small, with just 97 people, and the age profile is heavily skewed toward seniors.
97
—
- 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 Flagstaff — lower than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 53 years old, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38 years.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents dominate the area, with people aged 65 and over making up 40.2% of the population. This is far above the 17.2% seen across Australia, while children under 15 are well below the national figure at 14.4%.
40.2% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Flagstaff, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 36%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Half of the residents are married, and 12.2% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state average.
3.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Flagstaff, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Flagstaff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20927/flagstaff/topic/demographics-identity