20 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18
- 2021: 20
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Guys Forest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Guys Forest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Guys Forest is now 63, making it a far older community than the national figure. This sparsely populated area of just 20 people is defined by a high number of seniors, who make up nearly half the population.
20
—
- 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 Guys Forest — lower than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 20, which is smaller than about 85% of similar areas. This small group is far older than the state and national average, with a typical age of 63.
63 yrs —
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 63 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 45% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. There is also a slightly higher proportion of children under 15 at 20% compared to most areas.
45.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Guys Forest, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 56%; Children (0–14) is next at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
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 Guys Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21120/guys-forest/topic/demographics-identity