619 ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 441
- 2016: 572
- 2021: 619
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Low Head · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Low Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An exceptionally older population defines daily life in Low Head, where 42.8% of residents are seniors. This makes the area far older than both the state and national averages, creating a community dominated by retirees rather than young families.
619
▲ +40.4%
- 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 Low Head — higher than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 61 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This population of 619 people is larger than about 69% of similar areas.
61 yrs ▲ +17.3%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 6.1% of the population, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so old, with seniors aged 65 and over accounting for 42.8% of residents.
42.8% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.1% ▼ -50.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Low Head, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Those in de facto relationships make up 8.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure. About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Australian average.
2.7% ▲ +303.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Low Head, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (21%) and Widowed (13%).
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 Low Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60357/low-head/topic/demographics-identity