1,133 ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,075
- 2016: 1,081
- 2021: 1,133
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Briagolong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Briagolong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 1,133 people in Briagolong are married. This is a larger area than most similar places, with a population that is noticeably older than the state and national figures. The typical resident is 44 years old.
1,133
▲ +5.4%
- 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 Briagolong — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,133 residents, Briagolong is larger than about 75% of similar areas. The typical person here is 44, which is 6 years older than the typical resident across Victoria or Australia.
44 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.8%, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
20.5% ▲ +86.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Briagolong, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 16.6% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. About 1.3% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.3% ▲ +374.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.6% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Briagolong, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Briagolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20330/briagolong/topic/demographics-identity