2,786 ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,161
- 2016: 2,313
- 2021: 2,786
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blairgowrie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blairgowrie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors make up 38.6% of the population in Blairgowrie, marking it as a significantly older area. The typical resident is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This reflects a community dominated by retirees and older adults.
2,786
▲ +28.9%
- 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 Blairgowrie — higher than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Blairgowrie has 2,786 people, making it larger than about 83% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state and country.
58 yrs ▲ +5.5%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of people aged 65 and over, sitting far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 11.6% of the population, which is well below the Victorian average.
38.6% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Blairgowrie, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the community is married, while 12.4% of people are in de facto relationships, which is a little above the state average. Only 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure lower than most areas.
0.5% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blairgowrie, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 23%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Blairgowrie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Blairgowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20257/blairgowrie/topic/demographics-identity