67 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 87
- 2021: 67
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Macorna · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Macorna
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Macorna is 52 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national average. This small community of 67 people is mostly made up of older adults and seniors, with very few children living here.
67
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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 Macorna — lower than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 52 is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 67 residents, the population is smaller than about two-thirds of similar areas.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 28.4% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few, at just 4.5%.
28.4% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.5% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Macorna splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.8%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than the national figure.
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.
14.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Macorna, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Macorna
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Macorna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21565/macorna/topic/demographics-identity