6,727 ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,123
- 2016: 5,862
- 2021: 6,727
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Watson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Watson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Watson is just 34 years old, making it noticeably younger than most of Australia. This creates a community geared toward young adults and families, with a total population of 6,727 people.
6,727
▲ +31.3%
- 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 Watson — higher than 86% of areas.
| Watson | 6,727 |
|---|---|
| 2602, ACT | 34,540 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 34, which is a little younger than the territory average and noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common, as those under 15 make up 20% of the population. This helps explain why seniors are much less common here, at only 9.7%, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
9.7% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Watson, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Many residents are in de facto relationships, at 16.8%, a figure well above both the territory and national averages. About 1.8% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the territory average.
1.8% ▲ +68.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Watson splits fairly evenly between Never married (44%) and Married (42%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80131/watson/topic/demographics-identity