271,057 ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 210,875
- 2016: 233,429
- 2021: 271,057
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Greater Geelong · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Greater Geelong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 60,000 people have moved into Greater Geelong since 2011, driving a population increase of 29%. This growth has happened alongside a shift toward an older community, with a rising number of seniors and a typical resident aged 39.
271,057
▲ +28.5%
- 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 Greater Geelong — higher than 88% of areas.
| Greater Geelong | 271,057 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Greater Geelong is among the largest areas at this level with 271,057 residents. The typical age here is 39, which is slightly older than the national figure of 38.
39 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 now make up 19.6% of the population, which is a little above the Australian figure and rose 2.8 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 17.6%, about the same as the national average.
19.6% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Greater Geelong splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.2% of the population, a figure that rose 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
1.3% ▲ +54.9%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Greater Geelong, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Greater Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22750/greater-geelong/topic/demographics-identity