22 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39
- 2021: 22
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Percydale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Percydale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Percydale is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area consists of just 22 people, with a population profile heavily weighted towards older adults.
22
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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 Percydale — lower than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is only 22 people, making it smaller than about 84% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 55.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the bulk of the community at 59.1%. Meanwhile, children under 15 and seniors over 65 both sit at 13.6%, which is well below the national figures.
13.6% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Percydale, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 68%; Children (0–14) is next at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 73.9% of the population. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
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.
Marital status
View on map →In Percydale, Married is the majority at 77%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Percydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22059/percydale/topic/demographics-identity