4,193 ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4,098
- 2016: 4,041
- 2021: 4,193
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rushworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Rushworth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the people in Rushworth are married, reflecting a community where a high proportion of residents are older. The typical person here is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend has seen the population grow slightly by 95 people since 2011.
4,193
▲ +2.3%
- 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 Rushworth — lower than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Rushworth is 52, which is among the highest for similar areas and 14 years older than the national figure. The total population reached 4,193 people in 2021, a 2.3% increase since 2011.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older community, where seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.4% of the population—far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. In contrast, children under 15 make up only 14.9%, which is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
27.4% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rushworth splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.6% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
2.2% ▲ +64.0%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rushworth, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rushworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011410/rushworth/topic/demographics-identity