71,548 ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 57,019
- 2016: 61,668
- 2021: 71,548
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gippsland - South West · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Gippsland - South West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the residents in Gippsland - South West are married, reflecting a mature population where the typical person is 50 years old. This makes the area far older than the national figure, with a population that has grown by 25% since 2011 to reach 71,548 people.
71,548
▲ +25.5%
- 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 Gippsland - South West — higher than 60% of areas.
| Gippsland - South West | 71,548 |
|---|---|
| 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 among the highest for similar areas and far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This age has increased by 5 years since 2011.
50 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Older than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 28.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the area has much fewer children under 15 than most other areas.
28.2% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gippsland - South West splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.1% of the population, which is about the same as the state figure. People in de facto relationships account for 12.6%, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011.
1.1% ▲ +59.6%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gippsland - South West, the largest group is Married at 49%, 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gippsland - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20503/gippsland-south-west/topic/demographics-identity