29 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28
- 2021: 29
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brenanah · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very small population of just 29 people makes Brenanah a sparsely populated area. It is a place of contrasts, where a high number of children lives alongside a typical resident age of 50, which is far older than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brenanah — lower than 82% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 29, making it smaller than about 81% of similar areas. The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38.
29 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 41.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors at 10.3% is much lower than most other areas.
10.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
41.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Brenanah, Children (0–14) is the majority at 57%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 29%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (65.2%), while those in de facto relationships are far below the state and national figures. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Brenanah, Married is the majority at 75%; Never married is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Brenanah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20328/brenanah/topic/demographics-identity