1,112 ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,048
- 2016: 1,048
- 2021: 1,112
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Avenel · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Avenel
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A larger-than-average population of 1,112 people lives in Avenel, where residents are now far older than the national typical age. The community is notably skewed toward seniors, with over a quarter of the population aged 65 and over.
1,112
▲ +6.1%
- 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 Avenel — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Avenel is 49, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian resident by 11 years.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 26% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 16.2%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
26.0% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Avenel splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 13.6% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most similar areas. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.5%, slightly below the national figure.
0.5% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Avenel, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Avenel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20086/avenel/topic/demographics-identity