210 ▼ -34.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 321
- 2016: 204
- 2021: 210
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Deep Lead · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Deep Lead
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 60% of people in Deep Lead are married, making it a stable and mature community. The area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 49. This demographic shift is most visible in the high proportion of seniors living here.
210
▼ -34.6%
- 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 Deep Lead — higher than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Deep Lead has 210 residents, which is larger than about 55% of similar areas. The typical person here is 49, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
49 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 23.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Children under 15 account for 16.7%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
23.8% ▲ +101.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Deep Lead, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are the most common household type, while only 8.0% of residents are in de facto relationships, which is well below the state and national figures. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.0% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Deep Lead, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Deep Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20727/deep-lead/topic/demographics-identity