2,890 ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,818
- 2016: 2,923
- 2021: 2,890
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
St Helena · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in St Helena
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in St Helena is far older than the state and national average, with the usual age being 46. This community of 2,890 people has a notably high proportion of seniors compared to the rest of the country.
2,890
▲ +2.6%
- 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 St Helena — higher than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 2,890, which is larger than about 84% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, where the typical age is 38.
46 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, the 17.5% of children under 15 is about the same as the state and national proportions.
23.7% ▲ +82.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →St Helena splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 58.8% of the community, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 5.8%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent represent 0.2% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure.
0.2% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.8% ▲ +52.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In St Helena, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 St Helena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22339/st-helena/topic/demographics-identity