190 ▼ -42.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 330
- 2016: 185
- 2021: 190
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Metcalfe · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Metcalfe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines daily life in Metcalfe. The typical resident is 52 years old, making the area much older than most similar places. This creates a community where seniors and older adults make up a huge portion of the population.
190
▼ -42.4%
- 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 Metcalfe — higher than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Metcalfe has a total population of 190 people, which is larger than about 54% of similar areas. The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 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 34.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This high number of older residents is mirrored in the age structure, where those aged 45 to 64 also represent a large slice at 35.3%.
34.7% ▲ +67.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Metcalfe splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 58.6% of the population. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Metcalfe, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Metcalfe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21671/metcalfe/topic/demographics-identity