979 ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 713
- 2016: 802
- 2021: 979
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Aireys Inlet · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Aireys Inlet
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas live in Aireys Inlet, where the typical person is 57. This aging trend is reflected in a high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
979
▲ +37.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Aireys Inlet — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Aireys Inlet has a total population of 979 people, which is larger than about 74% of similar areas. The typical resident is 57, making the population far older than the national figure of 38.
57 yrs ▲ +23.9%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 10.4% of the population, which is well below the 18.2% national figure. This helps explain why the area is so much older, with seniors aged 65 and over reaching 31.4%.
31.4% ▲ +65.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.4% ▼ -44.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Aireys Inlet, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A high number of people are in de facto relationships at 16.0%, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average.
0.4% ▲ —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Aireys Inlet, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Aireys Inlet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20013/aireys-inlet/topic/demographics-identity