Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Residents in postcode 3115 have aged noticeably since 2011, with the typical person now 45 years old. This makes the area significantly older than both the state and national typical age of 38. The population has remained steady at 3,843 people over the last decade.
The typical resident is now 45, which is seven years older than the national figure and 5 years older than in 2011. This makes the area noticeably older than most similar places.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 33.7%. While the number of children under 15 fell to 16.6%, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose sharply by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
Most residents are married, at 61.7%, while those in de facto relationships make up only 5.5%, a figure well below the national average. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 0.3% of the population.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in 3115, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3115/3115-vic/topic/demographics-identity