79 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75
- 2021: 79
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pootilla · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pootilla
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older than the national average, Pootilla is a sparsely populated area with a typical resident aged 45. It is a small community of just 79 people where seniors make up a quarter of the population.
79
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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 Pootilla — lower than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 79, which is smaller than about 63% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 25.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at just 11.4%.
25.3% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pootilla splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and there are no people in de facto relationships, which is far below the national figure. Most of the community are married, making up 59.1% of residents.
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.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pootilla, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Pootilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22097/pootilla/topic/demographics-identity