5,531 ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,413
- 2016: 5,327
- 2021: 5,531
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Evatt · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Evatt
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 5,500 people live in Evatt, making it larger than about 91% of similar areas. This is a relatively young community where the typical resident is 37, and over one-fifth of the population are children.
5,531
▲ +2.2%
- 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 Evatt — higher than 86% of areas.
| Evatt | 5,531 |
|---|---|
| 2617, ACT | 38,073 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 37, which is much lower than most areas and slightly younger than the national figure. The total population is 5,531.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 37 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 20.5% of the population, which is a little above the ACT and national figures. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 14.6%, a figure slightly below the national average.
14.6% ▲ +95.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.5% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Evatt splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married, while 12.4% are in a de facto relationship. About 1.9% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the ACT average.
1.9% ▲ +90.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Evatt, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 36%.
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 Evatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80050/evatt/topic/demographics-identity