203 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 187
- 2021: 203
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Drummond North · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Drummond North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significantly older population defines life in Drummond North, where the typical resident is 49. With a total of 203 people, the area has a much higher proportion of seniors than the state or national average.
203
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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 Drummond North — higher than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age is also higher than most similar areas.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.6% of the population, far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This shift toward an older community is reflected in the low number of children under 15, who make up just 15.3% of residents.
27.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Drummond North splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.3%, well above the 11.5% national average. About 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.5% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.3% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Drummond North, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Drummond North
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Drummond North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20799/drummond-north/topic/demographics-identity