42 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43
- 2021: 42
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Avonmore · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Avonmore is 58 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a very small population of just 42 people, with a demographic profile heavily weighted toward older adults and seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Avonmore — lower than 76% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
Avonmore is a small community of 42 people, which is smaller than about 75% of similar areas. The typical resident is 58, making the population far older than the Victorian and national average of 38.
42 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 40.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 11.9%.
40.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.9% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Avonmore splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (35%), with Youth (15–24) at 19%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.1%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. There are no residents who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Avonmore, Married is the majority at 74%; Never married is next at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Avonmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20090/avonmore/topic/demographics-identity