7,671 ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6,669
- 2016: 7,238
- 2021: 7,671
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pyrenees · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Pyrenees
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than the national average define Pyrenees, where the typical person is 50 years old. This ageing trend is clear in a population that has grown by 15% since 2011 to reach 7,671 people, while the proportion of children has dropped.
7,671
▲ +15.0%
- 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 Pyrenees — lower than 58% of areas.
| Pyrenees | 7,671 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the same figure for Victoria and Australia. This age has risen by 3 years since 2011.
50 yrs ▲ +6.4%
Older than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high number of seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.3% of the area, far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at 14.6%.
27.3% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pyrenees splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.7% of the area, a little above the national figure.
1.9% ▲ +89.7%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pyrenees, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Pyrenees [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25990/pyrenees/topic/demographics-identity