545 ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 549
- 2016: 536
- 2021: 545
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rupanyup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rupanyup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rupanyup is 51 years old, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38. This creates a distinct age gap, as the area is home to a much larger proportion of seniors than most similar places.
545
▼ -0.7%
- 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 Rupanyup — higher than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 545 people, making it larger than about 68% of similar areas. This community is notably older than the rest of the state and country.
51 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 27.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at 14.5%.
27.7% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rupanyup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 54.5% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are at 8.4%, which is well below the national average. About 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.5% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.4% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rupanyup, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Rupanyup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22214/rupanyup/topic/demographics-identity