368 ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 373
- 2016: 269
- 2021: 368
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Deans Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Deans Marsh
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are much more common in Deans Marsh than in most similar areas. The typical person here is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This creates a community where middle-aged and senior adults make up over half the population.
368
▼ -1.3%
- 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 Deans Marsh — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
There are 368 people living in Deans Marsh, making it larger than about 64% of similar areas. The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +17.5%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 34.8%. While seniors make up 18.5% of the population, this is only a little above the national figure of 17.2%.
18.5% ▲ +67.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Deans Marsh, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Deans Marsh has a much higher rate of de facto relationships at 21.1%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.1% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Deans Marsh splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 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 Deans Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20723/deans-marsh/topic/demographics-identity