861 ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 625
- 2016: 751
- 2021: 861
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Swan Reach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Swan Reach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines daily life in Swan Reach, where the typical resident is 51. This creates a community with a high proportion of seniors, though it remains larger than about 73% of similar areas.
861
▲ +37.8%
- 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 Swan Reach — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, making the population far older than both Victoria and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
51 yrs ▼ -3.8%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 55 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 aged 65 and over make up 31.5% of the population, a figure far above the 16.8% seen in Victoria. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
31.5% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Swan Reach, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than 3.7% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. People in de facto relationships make up 14.6% of the population, well above the national figure of 11.5%.
3.7% ▲ +363.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Swan Reach, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22409/swan-reach/topic/demographics-identity