Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in postcode 3833 is 56 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This ageing trend is stark, with the typical age rising by 11 years since 2011. The population is small and sparse, totaling 340 people.
Postcode 3833 is among the oldest areas of its kind, with a typical age 18 years higher than the Victorian average. The total population grew by 7.3% between 2011 and 2021, adding about 23 people.
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% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 9.1%.
About 1.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships make up 11% of the population, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in 3833, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3833/3833-vic/topic/demographics-identity