Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing number of children and a rising Indigenous population have shaped postcode 3375 since 2011. The area is now far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 47, though the total population has shrank slightly to 236 people.
The population is smaller than about 90% of similar areas and has fallen by 4.8% since 2011. Despite this, the typical person here is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 22% of the population, a figure that has risen 9.5 percentage points since 2011 and is well above the national average. Seniors aged 65 and over are also common at 26.3%, which is much higher than most areas.
Indigenous people make up 5.1% of the community, which is well above the Victorian figure and rose 3.9 percentage points since 2011. Most residents are married at 54%, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 10.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in 3375, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3375/3375-vic/topic/demographics-identity