759 ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 668
- 2016: 751
- 2021: 759
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Darnum · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Darnum
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Darnum, where the typical resident is 41 years old. This is 3 years older than the typical person across Victoria and Australia. The area is larger than about 72% of similar places, with 759 people living here.
759
▲ +13.6%
- 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 Darnum — higher than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the national and state figures of 38. This age is lower than in most similar areas.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 38 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 20% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 18%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are slightly underrepresented at 14.4% compared to 16.8% in the state.
14.4% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Darnum, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.5% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. Only 0.7% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure a little below the national average of 3.2%.
0.7% ▲ —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Darnum, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (34%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Darnum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20715/darnum/topic/demographics-identity