234 ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 330
- 2016: 217
- 2021: 234
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sawmill Settlement · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Sawmill Settlement
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking population marks the recent trend for Sawmill Settlement, which lost about 96 people since 2011. The area has become far older than the state and national figures, with the typical resident now aged 46.
234
▼ -29.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Sawmill Settlement — lower than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population fell by 29% since 2011 to 234 people, making it one of the smallest areas of its kind. Residents are far older than the national average, with the typical age rising 5 years since 2011.
46 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 19.2% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas and fell since 2011.
15.0% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sawmill Settlement, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 20%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Sawmill Settlement splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Sawmill Settlement [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222082/sawmill-settlement/topic/demographics-identity