86 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19
- 2021: 86
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Powell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lake Powell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger typical age of 34 marks the current demographic shift in Lake Powell. The area is sparsely populated with only 86 people, and it stands out for having a very small number of seniors compared to the rest of the country.
86
—
- 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 Lake Powell — lower than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the national and state figure of 38. This makes Lake Powell much younger than most similar areas.
34 yrs —
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up over half the population. This helps explain why children under 15 (10.5%) and seniors aged 65 and over (3.5%) are both far below the Victorian and Australian averages.
3.5% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lake Powell, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 46%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Children (0–14) (9%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. About 39% of people are married, while another 39% have never been married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Lake Powell splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Lake Powell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21441/lake-powell/topic/demographics-identity