5,268 ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,238
- 2016: 5,121
- 2021: 5,268
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chisholm · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Chisholm
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 5,268 people living in Chisholm are married. The area is notably young and family-oriented, with a high proportion of children and far fewer seniors than the national average.
5,268
▲ +0.6%
- 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 Chisholm — higher than 86% of areas.
| Chisholm | 5,268 |
|---|---|
| 2905, ACT | 28,731 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Chisholm is larger than about 90% of similar areas, with a typical resident aged 37. This is a little older than the territory average of 35, but slightly younger than the national figure of 38.
37 yrs ▲ +12.1%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 20.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors is well below the Australian figure at 13.0%.
13.0% ▲ +122.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Chisholm splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the territory average. About 13.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship.
3.2% ▲ +63.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Chisholm, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Chisholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80037/chisholm/topic/demographics-identity