1,626 ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,660
- 2016: 1,652
- 2021: 1,626
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Selby · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Selby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Selby is 40 years old, making the area a little older than the state and national figures. With a population of 1,626 people, it is larger than about 79% of similar areas. The community has a higher proportion of children and fewer seniors than most places.
1,626
▼ -2.0%
- 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 Selby — higher than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population reaches 1,626 people. While the typical resident is 40, this is lower than in most similar areas.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This helps explain why the 13.9% of people aged 65 and over is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
13.9% ▲ +119.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Selby splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.7%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.6% of the population, slightly below the Australian average.
0.6% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Selby, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Selby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22258/selby/topic/demographics-identity