2,379 ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,352
- 2016: 2,341
- 2021: 2,379
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Isaacs · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Isaacs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Isaacs is 49, making this area far older than both the territory and national figures. This age gap is driven by a large senior population and a low number of children. With 2,379 people, it is larger than about 82% of similar areas.
2,379
▲ +1.1%
- 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 Isaacs — higher than 80% of areas.
| Isaacs | 2,379 |
|---|---|
| 2607, ACT | 14,717 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the territory's usual age of 35 and the national figure of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +2.1%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.6% of the population, which is far above the territory's 13.7%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at 14.4%.
27.6% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Isaacs splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, at 58.9%. However, those in de facto relationships make up only 7.0%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
1.7% ▲ +465.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Isaacs, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80078/isaacs/topic/demographics-identity