3,124 ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,783
- 2016: 2,878
- 2021: 3,124
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Deakin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Deakin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Deakin is 45, making the area noticeably older than the national average. This community is larger than 85% of similar areas, with a striking number of seniors living here compared to the rest of the territory.
3,124
▲ +12.3%
- 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 Deakin — higher than 84% of areas.
| Deakin | 3,124 |
|---|---|
| 2600, ACT | 8,255 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 3,124 people. Residents are far older than those in the ACT, where the typical age is 35.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.5% of the population, which is far above the ACT figure of 13.7%. Children under 15 account for 16.7%, slightly below the national average.
24.5% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Deakin splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common, making up 55.2% of the area, while those in de facto relationships at 7.0% are well below the national figure. About 1.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.3% ▲ +204.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Deakin, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80044/deakin/topic/demographics-identity