82 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65
- 2021: 82
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cornwall · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cornwall
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly one third of the 82 people living in Cornwall are seniors, making it a much older community than the state and national averages. The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
82
—
- 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 Cornwall — lower than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a typical age of 50, Cornwall is far older than the state average of 42. Its total population is 82, which is smaller than about 62% of similar areas.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of older adults and seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 31.7% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%.
31.7% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cornwall splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 20.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 3.7% of the community.
3.7% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.9% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Cornwall splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 11%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Cornwall
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cornwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60129/cornwall/topic/demographics-identity