1,703 ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,786
- 2016: 1,693
- 2021: 1,703
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Oxley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Oxley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 1,703 people now live in Oxley, making it larger than about 79% of similar areas. The area is generally older than the national typical age of 38, but it maintains a strong presence of children and families.
1,703
▼ -4.6%
- 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 Oxley — higher than 77% of areas.
| Oxley | 1,703 |
|---|---|
| 2903, ACT | 9,588 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is noticeably older than the territory figure of 35 and a little older than the national average.
39 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 19.6% of the population, a little above the national and territory figures. This helps explain why the area has a higher proportion of children than most other similar places.
15.4% ▲ +150.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Oxley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Around 3.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas and a little above the territory average. Nearly half of the population is married.
3.6% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Oxley, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (36%) 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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80105/oxley/topic/demographics-identity