1,472 ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,693
- 2016: 1,498
- 2021: 1,472
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Donald · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Donald
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Donald, where the typical person is 52. This town of 1,472 people has a population that is far older than the state and national figures.
1,472
▼ -13.1%
- 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 Donald — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 1,472 people, Donald is larger than about 78% of similar areas.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A huge 31.7% of the population are seniors aged 65 and over, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why there are fewer children under 15 (15.7%) compared to most areas.
31.7% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Donald splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure a little above the state average. Marital patterns are typical for the area, with 46.2% of people married and 10.1% in a de facto relationship.
2.5% ▲ +123.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▲ +47.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Donald, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (29%) and Widowed (12%).
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 Donald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20770/donald/topic/demographics-identity