3,330 ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,411
- 2016: 2,623
- 2021: 3,330
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Penguin · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Penguin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Penguin is 47, making the area far older than the national figure. This aging trend is clear as the population has grown by 38% since 2011 while the proportion of seniors has climbed significantly.
3,330
▲ +38.1%
- 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 Penguin — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew to 3,330 people by 2021, which is larger than about 82% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably older than the state average and far older than the national average.
47 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 25.3% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national levels. This rise in older adults is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 15.7% of the area.
25.3% ▲ +71.6%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Penguin splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 8.6% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is well above the national figure of 3.2% and has risen since 2011.
8.6% ▲ +324.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Penguin, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Penguin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615016/penguin/topic/demographics-identity