659 ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 561
- 2016: 726
- 2021: 659
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Currie · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Currie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Currie (L), where the typical person is 49. The population has grown by 17% since 2011, reaching 659 people, while the age of the community continues to climb.
659
▲ +17.5%
- 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 Currie — lower than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the Australian figure of 38. This is part of a long-term trend, as the typical age rose by 5 years since 2011.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 28.5% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This shift is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 14.6% of the area.
28.5% ▲ +86.1%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Currie splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 21.5% of people in such partnerships, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. Around 4.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
4.1% ▲ +666.2%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.5% ▲ +148.4%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Currie splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (38%), 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 Currie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621009/currie/topic/demographics-identity