99 —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 102
- 2021: 99
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Browns Plains · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Browns Plains
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Browns Plains is 55, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated place of 99 people has a distinct age split, with a very high proportion of seniors alongside a surprisingly large number of children.
99
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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 Browns Plains — lower than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 99 residents. This makes it smaller than about 58% of similar areas.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 28.3% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. At the same time, children under 15 represent 21.2%, a figure well above the state average.
28.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Browns Plains, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 65.1% of the population. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most other areas.
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.
9.9% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Browns Plains, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Browns Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20357/browns-plains/topic/demographics-identity