2,605 ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,483
- 2016: 2,393
- 2021: 2,605
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Aranda · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Aranda
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 2,605 makes Aranda larger than about 83% of similar areas. It is a noticeably older community, with a typical resident aged 42, which is older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is seen across the area's diverse mix of families and seniors.
2,605
▲ +4.9%
- 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 Aranda — higher than 82% of areas.
| Aranda | 2,605 |
|---|---|
| 2614, ACT | 20,595 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the typical person in both the ACT (35) and Australia (38).
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 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.
Older adults and seniors make up a large part of the population, with those aged 65 and over sitting well above the ACT average at 19.3%. This is balanced by a relatively high proportion of children under 15, who make up 19.5% of the area.
19.3% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Aranda splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (54.8%), while 11.2% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the ACT figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.0% of the population.
1.0% ▲ +186.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Aranda, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Aranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80020/aranda/topic/demographics-identity