4,012 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,859
- 2016: 3,862
- 2021: 4,012
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Geelong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 4,000 people live in East Geelong, making it larger than about 88% of similar areas. The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
4,012
▲ +4.0%
- 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 East Geelong — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 4,012 people. While the typical age here is 40, this is actually lower than in most other areas of this size.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 15.6% of the population, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 18%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over stand at 17.1%, about the same as the national average.
17.1% ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →East Geelong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 13.4%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.1%, which is about the same as the Victorian average but a little below the national figure.
1.1% ▲ +175.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In East Geelong, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (10%).
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 East Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20829/east-geelong/topic/demographics-identity