44 ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31
- 2016: 45
- 2021: 44
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Telopea Downs · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Telopea Downs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 44 people living in Telopea Downs are children under 15. This makes the area far younger than the national average, with a typical resident aged just 26.
44
▲ +41.9%
- 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 Telopea Downs — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 26, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This is among the lowest typical ages for areas of this size.
26 yrs ▼ -48.0%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 26 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 43.2% of the population, which is far above the 18.2% national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are far below the national figure at just 6.8%.
6.8% ▼ -74.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
43.2% ▲ +115.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Telopea Downs splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (38%) and Young adults (25–44) (34%), with Youth (15–24) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half of the residents are married, while 37% have never been married. No one in the area is in a de facto relationship, a figure far below the national average of 11.5%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Telopea Downs, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 43%.
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 Telopea Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22482/telopea-downs/topic/demographics-identity