266 ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 236
- 2016: 254
- 2021: 266
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ceres · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ceres
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 65% of people in Ceres are married, marking this as a community with a strong focus on traditional family structures. While the typical resident is 41, the area has a very high proportion of children, making it noticeably older than the national average despite the youth population.
266
▲ +12.7%
- 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 Ceres — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ceres has 266 residents, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 41, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia.
41 yrs ▼ -8.9%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 26.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. In contrast, those aged 65 and over are well below the Australian figure at 13.9%.
13.9% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.3% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ceres, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The proportion of people in de facto relationships is among the lowest for this level and well below the 11.5% national figure. Around 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.5% ▲ —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
2.5% ▲ +44.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ceres, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Ceres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20527/ceres/topic/demographics-identity