8,502 ▲ +91.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,437
- 2016: 6,657
- 2021: 8,502
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Belconnen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Belconnen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Few areas at this level have a younger population than Belconnen, where the typical resident is just 30. With 8,502 people, it is one of the largest areas in the region and is dominated by young adults.
8,502
▲ +91.6%
- 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 Belconnen — higher than 87% of areas.
| Belconnen | 8,502 |
|---|---|
| 2617, ACT | 38,073 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 30, which is noticeably younger than the ACT average of 35 and far younger than the national figure of 38.
30 yrs ▲ +3.4%
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 30 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up over half the population. This helps explain why children under 15 (8.7%) and seniors (9.3%) are both well below the national average of around 18% and 17% respectively.
9.3% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.7% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Belconnen, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 52%; Youth (15–24) is next at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the ACT average.
1.5% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Belconnen, Never married is the majority at 56%; Married is next at 33%.
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 Belconnen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80024/belconnen/topic/demographics-identity