453 ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 416
- 2016: 469
- 2021: 453
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Denison · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Denison
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Denison, where the typical resident is just 35. This age gap is driven by a high number of children and families, making it a noticeably younger place than both Victoria and Australia.
453
▲ +8.9%
- 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 Denison — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Denison is home to 453 people, a population size that is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
35 yrs ▼ -2.8%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 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.
Children under 15 make up 22.7% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the young profile of the community, while seniors aged 65 and over are slightly less common here than across Victoria.
15.7% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.7% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Denison splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Children (0–14) (22%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are well above the national average at 15.4%. Around 2.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
2.0% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Denison, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (38%) and Separated (7%).
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 Denison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20736/denison/topic/demographics-identity