1,306 ▲ +76.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 739
- 2016: 1,094
- 2021: 1,306
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eagle Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eagle Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Eagle Point, where the typical resident is 59. This community of 1,306 people is notably skewed towards seniors, with over a third of the population aged 65 and over.
1,306
▲ +76.7%
- 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 Eagle Point — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 59, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This age profile is among the highest for similar areas.
59 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 37.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas.
37.7% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Eagle Point, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Most residents are married, accounting for 55.5% of the population.
2.0% ▲ +110.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eagle Point, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 22%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Eagle Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20822/eagle-point/topic/demographics-identity