1,023 ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 994
- 2016: 996
- 2021: 1,023
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Campbell Town · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Campbell Town
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Campbell Town is far older than the national average, with 30.6% of the population aged 65 and over. This makes it an area with a significantly older population than most similar places, combining a large senior presence with a notably higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
1,023
▲ +2.9%
- 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 Campbell Town — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 1,023 people, making it larger than about 74% of similar areas. The typical age here is 50, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +2.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 30.6% of the area, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This high proportion of older adults helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.6% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure.
30.6% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Campbell Town splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.7% of the population, which is well above the national average. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships are less common here at 9.2%, a figure well below the state average.
6.7% ▲ +178.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.2% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Campbell Town, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Campbell Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60094/campbell-town/topic/demographics-identity