383 ▲ +53.2%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 250
- 2016: 429
- 2021: 383
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Opossum Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Opossum Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas marks Opossum Bay, where the typical resident is now 56. This community has grown significantly, adding about 133 people since 2011 to reach a total of 383 residents.
383
▲ +53.2%
- 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 Opossum Bay — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is older than the national figure, with a typical age of 56. This is 18 years older than the Australian average and 12 years older than it was in 2011.
56 yrs ▲ +27.3%
Older than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 32.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This trend explains why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at just 11%.
32.6% ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.0% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Opossum Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, reaching 17.7%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is about the same as the state figure at 4.7%.
4.7% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.7% ▲ +87.5%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Opossum Bay, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Opossum Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622019/opossum-bay/topic/demographics-identity