195 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 260
- 2016: 201
- 2021: 195
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alma · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Alma
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 195 people in Alma are married, making this the most common relationship status in the area. It is an older community where the typical resident is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
195
▼ -25.0%
- 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 Alma — higher than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 52, which is much higher than most similar areas and 14 years older than the Victorian and Australian averages.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 23.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. At the same time, children under 15 account for 20.5%, a little above the state average.
23.6% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.5% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Alma, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships make up 8.7% of the population, which is much lower than most other areas.
2.1% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.7% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alma, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Alma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20031/alma/topic/demographics-identity