304 ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 386
- 2016: 351
- 2021: 304
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Branxholme · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Branxholme
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Twelve years older than the state and national typical age is the population of Branxholme, where the usual resident is 50. This sparsely populated area of 304 people has a notably older age profile than most similar places.
304
▼ -21.2%
- 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 Branxholme — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +22.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has few children, with those under 15 making up only 12.2% of the population. This is well below the national figure, while seniors aged 65 and over are well above the national average at 23%.
23.0% ▲ +43.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.2% ▼ -47.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Branxholme, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. Most people are married, accounting for 56.2% of the population.
2.0% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Branxholme, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Branxholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20322/branxholme/topic/demographics-identity