15,497 ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15,072
- 2016: 15,296
- 2021: 15,497
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Corio · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Corio
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 15,497 people in Corio have never been married. This is a relatively young area where the typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
15,497
▲ +2.8%
- 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 Corio — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Corio is among the largest areas at its level with a population of 15,497. The typical age of residents is 35, making the area noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a higher proportion of children under 15 (18.6%) than most similar places. This helps explain the youthful feel, while the 15.4% of residents aged 65 and over is a little below the national figure.
15.4% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Corio splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.5% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.5%, a figure that is lower than most similar areas.
2.5% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Corio, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Corio
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Corio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20640/corio/topic/demographics-identity