5 —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7
- 2021: 5
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shelley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Shelley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 67 makes Shelley one of the oldest places in the region. With only 5 people living here, it is a very sparsely populated area where the residents are far older than those in the rest of the state.
5
—
- 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 Shelley — lower than 96% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small with just 5 residents. These few people are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 67 compared to the Australian average of 38.
67 yrs —
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 67 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The most common age structure is Seniors (65+) at 60%, ahead of Children (0–14) (0%).
Age structure
View on map →In Shelley, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 100%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The most common marital status is Married at 120%, ahead of Never married (0%).
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 Shelley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22273/shelley/topic/demographics-identity