46 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47
- 2021: 46
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Drik Drik · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Drik Drik
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong majority of the 46 people in Drik Drik are married, with 70.6% of residents in this relationship status. This is a sparsely populated area where the typical resident is 61, making it far older than the national figure.
46
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- 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 Drik Drik — lower than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Drik Drik is a small community of 46 people. The typical resident is 61 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 32.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average. In contrast, children under 15 make up 17.4%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
32.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Drik Drik, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 44%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 17.6% of residents. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Drik Drik, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Drik Drik [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20787/drik-drik/topic/demographics-identity