11,880 ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11,183
- 2016: 11,600
- 2021: 11,880
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ararat · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Ararat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Ararat are aged 65 or over, making it a place with a much older population than most. This trend has grown over the last decade, contributing to a typical resident age of 46, which is far older than the national figure.
11,880
▲ +6.2%
- 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 Ararat — lower than 51% of areas.
| Ararat | 11,880 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by 6.2% since 2011 to reach 11,880 people. This is larger than about half of the similar areas in the region.
46 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 15.2% of the area, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors has risen to 24.7%, which is well above the state and national figures.
24.7% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ararat splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.4% of the population, up 3.0 points from 2011.
1.9% ▲ +94.3%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ararat, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ararat
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20260/ararat/topic/demographics-identity