386 ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 512
- 2016: 415
- 2021: 386
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Derrinallum · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Derrinallum
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Derrinallum is far older than those in most other similar areas. This is a mature community where the usual person is 55, which is 17 years older than the national figure. It has a total population of 386 people.
386
▼ -24.6%
- 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 Derrinallum — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, making this area far older than the Victorian and national averages. With 386 people, Derrinallum is larger than about 64% of similar areas.
55 yrs ▲ +17.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 29.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This older age profile is reflected in the breakdown, with 31.1% of residents being older adults aged 45 to 64.
29.3% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Derrinallum splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Nearly half of the population are married, and 11.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.1% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +52.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Derrinallum, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (25%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Derrinallum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20745/derrinallum/topic/demographics-identity