4,835 ▲ +71.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,823
- 2016: 4,276
- 2021: 4,835
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
City · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in City
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in City is just 27 years old, making it one of the youngest areas in the region. With a population of 4,835, the area is dominated by young adults and youth who live in a high proportion of de facto relationships.
4,835
▲ +71.3%
- 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 City — higher than 86% of areas.
| City | 4,835 |
|---|---|
| 2601, ACT | 7,680 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 27, which is far younger than the ACT average of 35 and the national figure of 38.
27 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 27 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults and youth make up nearly 80% of the population, which helps explain why children under 15 (3.0%) and seniors (5.8%) are both far below the national average.
5.8% ▲ +95.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.0% ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →City splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (41%) and Youth (15–24) (37%), with Older adults (45–64) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here at 24.6% compared to 11.5% across Australia, and 72.5% of residents have never married. About 1.0% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the ACT average.
1.0% ▲ +94.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.6% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In City, Never married is the majority at 72%; Married is next at 21%.
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 City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80038/city/topic/demographics-identity