361 ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 365
- 2016: 330
- 2021: 361
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Drouin West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Drouin West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Drouin West is far older than the national average at 54 years. This creates a community where seniors make up nearly a third of the population, far exceeding figures seen across Victoria and the rest of Australia.
361
▼ -1.1%
- 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 Drouin West — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Drouin West has 361 residents, making it larger than about 63% of similar areas. The population is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 54.
54 yrs ▲ +22.7%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 30.7% of the population, which is far above the Victorian average of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 14.7%.
30.7% ▲ +103.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Drouin West splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (58.0%), while those in de facto relationships make up 8.7%, which is much lower than most areas. About 0.8% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.8% ▼ -74.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.7% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Drouin West, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Drouin West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20793/drouin-west/topic/demographics-identity