56 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47
- 2021: 56
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Arnold · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Arnold
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Arnold is 54 years old, making this community far older than the state and national averages. The area is sparsely populated with only 56 people. This older age profile is reflected in the high number of seniors and a relatively low number of children.
56
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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 Arnold — lower than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian resident. The total population is small, with only 56 people living here.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of the population are seniors aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.3% of the community, a rate well below the state average.
25.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Arnold, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.7% of the population, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. In terms of relationships, 43.1% of residents are married, while the share of people in de facto relationships is far below the national average.
10.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Arnold, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (27%) and Separated (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Arnold
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Arnold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20069/arnold/topic/demographics-identity