5,100 ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,060
- 2016: 4,967
- 2021: 5,100
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Banks · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Banks
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live in Banks than in most similar areas, with only 8.7% of the population aged 65 or over. This makes the community noticeably younger than the national figure. It is a larger area than 90% of similar places, with a total population of 5,100 people.
5,100
▲ +0.8%
- 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 Banks — higher than 86% of areas.
| Banks | 5,100 |
|---|---|
| 2906, ACT | 18,107 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 35 years old, which is about the same as the ACT average and noticeably younger than the Australian figure of 38.
35 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 21.1% of the population, which is a little above both the state and national figures of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area is much younger than most.
8.7% ▲ +77.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.1% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Banks splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.8% of people are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the ACT average. Nearly half of the population is married, while 12.6% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the national average.
2.8% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Banks, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (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 Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80021/banks/topic/demographics-identity