28 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24
- 2021: 28
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Reedy Dam · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Reedy Dam
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Reedy Dam is just 29 years old, making this one of the youngest areas of its kind. With only 28 people living here, the population is smaller than about 81% of similar areas.
28
—
- 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 Reedy Dam — lower than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 29 is far younger than the national and state figure of 38 years.
29 yrs —
Younger than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18 yrs
- 2021: 29 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 21.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This youthfulness is highlighted by the fact that no one aged 65 or over lives here, a figure far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Reedy Dam, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 41%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Youth (15–24) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average. Nearly 46% of people have never been married.
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 Reedy Dam, Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 33%.
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 Reedy Dam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22156/reedy-dam/topic/demographics-identity