23 ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29
- 2016: 25
- 2021: 23
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alps - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Alps - West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A massive age gap defines Alps - West, where the typical resident is 65, far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has seen its small population of 23 people shrink by 21% since 2011. The community has shifted dramatically, with seniors now making up the vast majority of the population.
23
▼ -20.7%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Alps - West — lower than 99% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small and has fallen from 29 people in 2011 to 23 today. The typical resident is now 65, which is 25 years older than they were in 2011.
65 yrs ▲ +62.5%
Older than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 65 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 60.9% of the area, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This shift is mirrored by the total absence of children under 15, a drop of 18 percentage points since 2011.
60.9% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Alps - West, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 58%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 42%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a decrease of 11 percentage points since 2011. Among those in the area, 39.1% are married and another 39.1% are divorced.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →Alps - West splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Divorced (43%), with Never married at 14%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Alps - West
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Alps - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051099/alps-west/topic/demographics-identity