5,376 ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,100
- 2016: 5,189
- 2021: 5,376
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ainslie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ainslie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines daily life in Ainslie, where the typical resident is 42. This is 7 years older than the ACT average, with a population of 5,376 people making it larger than about 90% of similar areas.
5,376
▲ +5.4%
- 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 Ainslie — higher than 86% of areas.
| Ainslie | 5,376 |
|---|---|
| 2602, ACT | 34,540 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 42, which is noticeably older than the ACT average of 35 and the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20% of the area, which is well above the ACT figure of 13.7%. In contrast, children under 15 account for 16.6%, slightly below the national average of 18.2%.
20.0% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ainslie splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Around 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the ACT average. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.9%, a little above the national figure of 11.5%.
1.8% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ainslie splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (40%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Ainslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80018/ainslie/topic/demographics-identity