823 ▲ +21.7%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 676
- 2016: 507
- 2021: 823
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Campbell Town · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Campbell Town
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Campbell Town is 53, making this area far older than both the state and national figures. The population has grown by 22% since 2011 to reach 823 people, but it has aged significantly in that time.
823
▲ +21.7%
- 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 Campbell Town — lower than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is now 53, which is 15 years older than the national figure and 19 years older than the typical age recorded in 2011.
53 yrs ▲ +55.9%
Older than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 33.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This shift is reflected in the child population, which fell to 13.6% since 2011 and is now well below the state and national figures.
33.2% ▲ +128.5%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Campbell Town splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.0% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.6% of the population, a little below the state average.
7.0% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Campbell Town, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Campbell Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621004/campbell-town/topic/demographics-identity