26 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28
- 2021: 26
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Anderson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Anderson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas is the population of Anderson, where the typical resident is 50. This sparsely populated place has only 26 people and a very high proportion of seniors.
26
—
- 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 Anderson — lower than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 50, which is far older than the Victorian and national figure of 38.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 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 34.6% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 11.5% of the area, which is well below the state and national figures.
34.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.5% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Anderson, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 65% of the population. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is lower than most other areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Anderson, Married is the majority at 68%; Never married is next at 16%.
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 Anderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20044/anderson/topic/demographics-identity