639 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 511
- 2016: 658
- 2021: 639
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Scamander · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Scamander
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Scamander is 52 years old, making it far older than the national figure. This aging trend is clear across the community, where the population grew by 25% to reach 639 people since 2011.
639
▲ +25.0%
- 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 Scamander — lower than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 52, which is far older than the national figure and has risen by 6 years since 2011.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 28.6% of the area, a figure far above the Australian average. This shift toward an older population is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 14.9% of the community.
28.6% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Scamander splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 19.9%, which is well above both the state and national figures. Around 4.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a small increase since 2011.
4.4% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.9% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Scamander, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Scamander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621024/scamander/topic/demographics-identity