284 ▼ -42.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 496
- 2016: 272
- 2021: 284
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Buffalo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Buffalo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 47 makes Buffalo far older than most of Australia. The population is small and skewed towards older adults and seniors, though there is still a notable presence of children in the area.
284
▼ -42.7%
- 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 Buffalo — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 284 people. This is larger than about 60% of similar areas, though the typical resident is far older than the national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 22.9% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure. Children under 15 are also a little more common here than in the rest of the state at 19.7%.
22.9% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Buffalo, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.5%. Meanwhile, there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.5% ▲ +107.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Buffalo, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Buffalo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20375/buffalo/topic/demographics-identity