65 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 145
- 2021: 65
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Broughton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Broughton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 30% of the 65 people living in Broughton are children under 15, a figure far above the national average. This is a small, sparsely populated area where families and seniors make up the bulk of the population. The typical resident is 42, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia.
65
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- 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 Broughton — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 65, which is smaller than about 67% of similar areas. Residents here are generally older than those in the rest of the country.
42 yrs —
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 30.8% of the population, which is among the highest for this area type and far above the 18.2% national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over also have a strong presence at 26.2%, which is well above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
26.2% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
30.8% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Broughton splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married, while 38.6% have never been married. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is lower than most areas, and only 8.3% of people are in de facto relationships.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Broughton, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 40%.
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 Broughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20355/broughton/topic/demographics-identity