160 —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 146
- 2021: 160
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Airly · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Airly
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines daily life in Airly, where the typical resident is 44. This small community of 160 people is more likely to have children at home than most other similar areas, yet it maintains a lower proportion of seniors than the national figure.
160
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- 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 Airly — lower than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 44, making the population noticeably older than both the Victorian and Australian averages by 6 years.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 20.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is younger than most others when it comes to the proportion of people aged 65 and over, at 15.6%.
15.6% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Airly, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.1% of the community, which is a little above the Victorian average. More people are in de facto relationships here than in most similar areas, at 13.6%.
3.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Airly, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Airly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20014/airly/topic/demographics-identity