12,224 ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11,187
- 2016: 11,421
- 2021: 12,224
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Loddon - Elmore · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Loddon - Elmore
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 50 years makes Loddon - Elmore far older than the national figure of 38. This gap is driven by a high proportion of seniors and a shrinking number of children. The population grew by 9.3% since 2011, reaching 12,224 people.
12,224
▲ +9.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Loddon - Elmore — lower than 92% of areas.
| Loddon - Elmore | 12,224 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 50, which is far older than most similar areas. This age has risen by 3 years since 2011, and the total population grew by about 1,037 people over the last decade.
50 yrs ▲ +6.4%
Older than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Over a quarter of the population is now aged 65 and over, a figure well above the national level. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 16.1% of the area, which is much lower than most other places.
25.8% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Loddon - Elmore splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Nearly half of the population is married, while those in de facto relationships rose to 11.9% since 2011.
2.2% ▲ +60.3%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Loddon - Elmore, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Loddon - Elmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20203/loddon-elmore/topic/demographics-identity