300,848 ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 69% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 255,858
- 2016: 271,416
- 2021: 300,848
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Latrobe - Gippsland · Region (SA4)
Demographics & Identity in Latrobe - Gippsland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Latrobe - Gippsland, where the typical resident is 46. With a total population of 300,848, the area has grown by 18% since 2011 while continuing to age significantly.
300,848
▲ +17.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–11: 1 area
- 11–19: 1 area
- 19–30: 1 area
- 30–50: 1 area
- 50–81: 0 areas
- 81–132: 1 area
- 132–214: 1 area
- 214–349: 0 areas
- 349–569: 1 area
- 569–927: 1 area
- 927–1,511: 1 area
- 1,511–2,461: 0 areas
- 2,461–4,010: 2 areas
- 4,010–6,532: 1 area
- 6,532–10,641: 2 areas
- 10,641–17,336: 2 areas
- 17,336–28,242: 0 areas
- 28,242–46,009: 1 area
- 46,009–74,953: 0 areas
- 74,953–122,107: 9 areas
- 122,107–198,924: 21 areas
- 198,924–324,066: 28 areas
- 324,066–527,936: 21 areas
- 527,936–860,060: 8 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Latrobe - Gippsland — higher than 69% of areas.
| Latrobe - Gippsland | 300,848 |
|---|---|
| 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 46, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian aged 38. This age has risen by 4 years since 2011.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 24.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 are a little below the national figure at 17.0%, and this group has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
24.8% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Latrobe - Gippsland splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.8% of the area, a rate a little above the national average that has risen since 2011.
1.9% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Latrobe - Gippsland, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) 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 Latrobe - Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/205/latrobe-gippsland/topic/demographics-identity