299 ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 420
- 2016: 290
- 2021: 299
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Elizabeth Town · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Elizabeth Town
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 51 years makes Elizabeth Town far older than the national average. The population of 299 people is larger than about 61% of similar areas, with a high proportion of residents in their late middle age.
299
▼ -28.8%
- 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 Elizabeth Town — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the state average of 42 and the national figure of 38.
51 yrs ▲ +15.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 only 12.0% of the population, a figure well below both the state and national averages. This helps explain the older age profile, as 36.1% of residents are adults aged 45 to 64.
20.1% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Elizabeth Town, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.4% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average. Nearly half of the population is married.
6.4% ▲ —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Elizabeth Town, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Elizabeth Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60186/elizabeth-town/topic/demographics-identity