614 ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 487
- 2016: 546
- 2021: 614
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sedgwick · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sedgwick
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sedgwick is far older than those in most other similar areas. The community has a population of 614 people, with an age profile that leans heavily toward older adults who make up 34% of the population.
614
▲ +26.1%
- 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 Sedgwick — higher than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 47, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38 years. This makes Sedgwick older than most areas at its level.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors over 65 both make up 17.1% of the population. Both groups are about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
17.1% ▲ +53.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sedgwick, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (18%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, accounting for 60.4% of residents. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 1.3% of the population, which is about the same as the state average.
1.3% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sedgwick, Married is the majority at 60%; 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 Sedgwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22257/sedgwick/topic/demographics-identity