294 ▼ -30.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 423
- 2016: 283
- 2021: 294
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Drummond · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Drummond
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Drummond, where 36.7% of the population falls into this bracket. The area is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 48. It is a small community of 294 people.
294
▼ -30.5%
- 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 Drummond — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This population of 294 is larger than about 61% of similar areas.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 48 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% of the population, which is a little above the state figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.7%, also slightly higher than the figures for Victoria and Australia.
18.7% ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Drummond, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 22% of people in such a partnership, a figure far above the national average of 11.5%. About 2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
2.0% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.0% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Drummond, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Drummond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20798/drummond/topic/demographics-identity