10,957 ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,981
- 2016: 10,486
- 2021: 10,957
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ngunnawal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ngunnawal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably younger residents define Ngunnawal, where the typical person is just 34 years old. This makes the area much younger than most similar places and well below the national average age of 38. It is a large community of nearly 11,000 people with a strong presence of young families.
10,957
▲ +22.0%
- 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 Ngunnawal — higher than 87% of areas.
| Ngunnawal | 10,957 |
|---|---|
| 2913, ACT | 39,396 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 34, which is a little younger than the ACT average and noticeably younger than the Australian figure. With 10,957 people, Ngunnawal is among the largest areas at this level.
34 yrs ▲ +9.7%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 21.7% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% seen across Australia and the ACT. This helps explain why the area is so young, as seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most other areas.
10.8% ▲ +71.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ngunnawal, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.2% of the population, which is about the same as the ACT average. About 12.6% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the national average.
2.2% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ngunnawal, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Ngunnawal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80100/ngunnawal/topic/demographics-identity