30,577 ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27,208
- 2016: 28,703
- 2021: 30,577
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Gippsland · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in South Gippsland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define South Gippsland, where the typical person is 49. This aging trend is clear in the data, with the population growing by 12% to 30,577 people since 2011 while the typical age rose by five years.
30,577
▲ +12.4%
- 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 South Gippsland — higher than 66% of areas.
| South Gippsland | 30,577 |
|---|---|
| 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 12% since 2011, adding about 3,369 people to reach a total of 30,577. This makes the area larger than about 68% of similar regions.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 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 26.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift is seen alongside a decline in children under 15, who now make up 16.8% of the area.
26.5% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →South Gippsland splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Nearly half of the population is married, while those in de facto relationships rose to 12.9% since 2011.
1.2% ▲ +55.4%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In South Gippsland, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
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 South Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26170/south-gippsland/topic/demographics-identity