16,588 ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16,359
- 2016: 15,944
- 2021: 16,588
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Southern Grampians · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Southern Grampians
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing number of seniors has shifted the balance of Southern Grampians since 2011. The area is now far older than the national figure, with the typical resident aged 47. This aging trend is a key feature of the local population, which grew slightly to 16,588 people.
16,588
▲ +1.4%
- 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 Southern Grampians — higher than 57% of areas.
| Southern Grampians | 16,588 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 3 years since 2011, while the total population grew by 1.4% to reach 16,588.
47 yrs ▲ +6.8%
Older than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
People aged 65 and over make up 25.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This group grew by 5.8 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 fell slightly to 17.0%.
25.8% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Southern Grampians splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.3% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average. About 48.5% of residents are married, and the share of those in de facto relationships rose to 10.8% since 2011.
2.3% ▲ +104.1%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Southern Grampians, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) 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 Southern Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26260/southern-grampians/topic/demographics-identity