10,822 ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10,331
- 2016: 10,330
- 2021: 10,822
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
3672, VIC · Postcode
Demographics & Identity in 3672, VIC
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 44% of people in postcode 3672 are married, reflecting a community with a very old population. The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This trend has continued over the last decade as the area's population grew by about 491 people.
10,822
▲ +4.8%
- 1–2: 1 area
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 2 areas
- 5–8: 3 areas
- 8–12: 2 areas
- 12–19: 2 areas
- 19–29: 12 areas
- 29–44: 19 areas
- 44–67: 35 areas
- 67–102: 30 areas
- 102–155: 70 areas
- 155–237: 97 areas
- 237–360: 129 areas
- 360–549: 158 areas
- 549–836: 168 areas
- 836–1,273: 181 areas
- 1,273–1,938: 179 areas
- 1,938–2,951: 157 areas
- 2,951–4,493: 179 areas
- 4,493–6,842: 176 areas
- 6,842–10,418: 210 areas
- 10,418–15,865: 268 areas
- 15,865–24,158: 254 areas
- 24,158–36,786: 182 areas
- 36,786–56,016: 93 areas
- 56,016–85,299: 28 areas
- 85,299–129,888: 8 areas
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3672, VIC — higher than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population reached 10,822 people in 2021, making it larger than about 69% of similar areas. Residents have aged by 5 years since 2011, with the typical person now 51.
51 yrs ▲ +10.9%
Older than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 30.8% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This high number of older adults helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at only 14%.
30.8% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →3672, VIC splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (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% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 11.3%, a figure that is about the same as the rest of the country.
2.0% ▲ +60.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In 3672, VIC, the largest group is Married at 44%, 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 3672, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3672/3672-vic/topic/demographics-identity