1,673 ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,764
- 2016: 1,668
- 2021: 1,673
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Casterton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Casterton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Casterton is 58, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. This older age profile shapes the community, with a high number of seniors and far fewer children than you would find across Victoria or Australia.
1,673
▼ -5.2%
- 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 Casterton — higher than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Casterton has 1,673 residents, which is larger than about 79% of similar areas. The population is far older than the national figure, with the usual resident being 20 years older than the average Australian.
58 yrs ▲ +13.7%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 37.8% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 10.8% of the community.
37.8% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.8% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Casterton, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Most people are married (44.6%), while those in de facto relationships (10.5%) are slightly less common than in the rest of the country.
1.9% ▲ +150.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +57.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Casterton, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (28%) and Widowed (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 Casterton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20513/casterton/topic/demographics-identity