119 ▼ -48.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 233
- 2016: 147
- 2021: 119
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Drung · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Drung
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 Drung, accounting for 35.3% of the population. This is a sparsely populated area of 119 people where the typical resident is far older than those in the rest of the state.
119
▼ -48.9%
- 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 Drung — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the Victorian and national figures of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 only 9.2% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 18.2%. Meanwhile, 16.8% of residents are seniors aged 65 and over, which is about the same as the state average.
16.8% ▲ +130.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▼ -56.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Drung, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 56.5%, while those in de facto relationships make up only 4.1%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. About 2.5% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
2.5% ▲ —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.1% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Drung, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Drung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20800/drung/topic/demographics-identity