34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15
- 2021: 34
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cape Otway · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cape Otway
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cape Otway is 55 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is home to just 34 people and has a very unusual age mix.
34
—
- 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 Cape Otway — lower than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is small at 34 people. This is smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the Victorian figure of 18%. This gap is balanced by a high proportion of youth and older adults, who each make up 38.2% of the population.
17.6% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cape Otway splits fairly evenly between Youth (15–24) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 17.4% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% national average. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the Australian figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.4% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cape Otway, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 41%.
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 Cape Otway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20472/cape-otway/topic/demographics-identity