13,235 ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11,881
- 2016: 12,337
- 2021: 13,235
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alpine · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Alpine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An 11% population increase since 2011 has seen Alpine grow to 13,235 people. The area is now far older than the rest of the country, with a typical resident aged 49. This shift is driven by a growing number of seniors and a shrinking share of children.
13,235
▲ +11.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Alpine — higher than 51% of areas.
| Alpine | 13,235 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 1,354 people between 2011 and 2021. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with the typical age being 49.
49 yrs ▲ +2.1%
Older than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 49 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 26.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for only 15.3%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
26.2% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Alpine splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships make up 14.1% of the population, a little above the national figure.
1.0% ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alpine, the largest group is Married at 49%, 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 Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20110/alpine/topic/demographics-identity