90 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 88
- 2021: 90
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Armstrong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Armstrong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Armstrong is 53, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. With only 90 people living here, it is a small community where nearly half the population are older adults between 45 and 64.
90
—
- 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 Armstrong — lower than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 90, which is smaller than about 60% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age 15 years above the national average.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents shape this area, as those aged 65 and over make up 22.2% of the population, well above the national figure. This is consistent with the very small number of children under 15, who make up just 6.7% of the community.
22.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.7% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Armstrong, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half of the population are married, while 34.1% have never married. There were no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents recorded, which is lower than most 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.
11.0% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Armstrong, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (36%) 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 Armstrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20067/armstrong/topic/demographics-identity