1,635 ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,662
- 2016: 1,730
- 2021: 1,635
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dimboola · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dimboola
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Dimboola, where the typical person is 52. This creates a distinct age gap compared to the rest of the country. The town has a population of 1,635 people, which is larger than about 79% of similar places.
1,635
▼ -1.6%
- 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 Dimboola — higher than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 52, making the population far older than the national figure of 38.
52 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a heavy lean toward seniors, who make up 30.5% of the population—far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13.2% of the community, which is well below the national average.
30.5% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dimboola splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.9% of the population, which is a little above the state average. Most residents are married (46.4%), while those in de facto relationships (10.2%) are slightly less common than in other areas.
2.9% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +56.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dimboola, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (30%) and Widowed (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 Dimboola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20756/dimboola/topic/demographics-identity