13,658 ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11,987
- 2016: 12,916
- 2021: 13,658
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Newport · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Newport
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Well over 21% of residents are children under 15, making Newport a notably young community. This family-focused area has a population of 13,658 people, which is among the largest for its kind in the region.
13,658
▲ +13.9%
- 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 Newport — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria and Australia, though much lower than most similar areas.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 11.6%, well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
11.6% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.8% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Newport splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.9%, which is well above the state and national figures. Around 0.7% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the Australian average.
0.7% ▲ +131.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Newport, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Newport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21934/newport/topic/demographics-identity