664 ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 586
- 2016: 533
- 2021: 664
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dereel · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dereel
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 70% of similar areas are smaller than Dereel, which has a population of 664. Residents here are far older than those in the state and national averages, with a typical age of 46. This creates a community with a balanced mix of children and seniors.
664
▲ +13.3%
- 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 Dereel — higher than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 664 people. The typical resident is 46 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, who is 38.
46 yrs ▲ +4.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 19.6% of the area, a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over also represent 19.0% of the population, which is slightly higher than the state average.
19.0% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dereel, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the population, which is well above the Victorian average of 11.2%. About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little above the state figure.
2.7% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +58.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dereel, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Dereel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20741/dereel/topic/demographics-identity