77 ▼ -72.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 276
- 2016: 55
- 2021: 77
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dreeite · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dreeite
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Just 77 people live in Dreeite, making it a small community with a typical age of 37. This makes the area a little younger than the national figure, largely because it has a higher share of children than most similar places.
77
▼ -72.1%
- 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 Dreeite — lower than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 77 residents. The typical person here is 37, which is a little younger than the average for Victoria and Australia.
37 yrs ▼ -21.3%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 19.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This contributes to a younger feel, as the 14.3% of residents aged 65 and over is a little below the state and national figures.
14.3% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dreeite, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.7% of the population, a little above the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +63.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Dreeite splits fairly evenly between Married (49%) and Never married (45%), with Separated at 5%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Dreeite
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dreeite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20784/dreeite/topic/demographics-identity