928 ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 873
- 2016: 991
- 2021: 928
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
O'Malley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in O'Malley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas define O'Malley, where the typical person is 51. This creates a distinct age profile compared to the rest of the territory, with nearly 30% of the 928 residents being seniors.
928
▲ +6.3%
- 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 O'Malley — higher than 72% of areas.
| O'Malley | 928 |
|---|---|
| 2606, ACT | 12,071 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51 years old, which is far older than the Australian Capital Territory figure of 35 and the national figure of 38.
51 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 28.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the territory and national average at just 13.5%.
28.6% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →O'Malley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 63.9% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are at 3.8%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.8% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In O'Malley, Married is the majority at 64%; 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 O'Malley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80103/o-malley/topic/demographics-identity