60 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44
- 2021: 60
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upper Scamander · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Upper Scamander
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Upper Scamander is 55, making this area far older than most similar places. With a small population of 60 people, the community is skewed heavily towards older adults and seniors. This trend is reflected in the age profile, where over a quarter of residents are aged 65 or more.
60
—
- 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 Upper Scamander — lower than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 60, which is smaller than about 68% of similar areas. Those living here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 55 years.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 10% of the residents.
26.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.0% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Upper Scamander, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the Australian average. People in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas, at only 6.1%.
6.7% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Upper Scamander, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (23%).
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 Upper Scamander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60709/upper-scamander/topic/demographics-identity