206 ▼ -31.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 299
- 2016: 203
- 2021: 206
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eganstown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eganstown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Eganstown is 49, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia. With 206 people living here, the community is shaped by a high proportion of older adults and seniors. This gap in age is a defining feature of the local population compared to the rest of the state.
206
▼ -31.1%
- 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 Eganstown — higher than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38. The total population stands at 206 people.
49 yrs ▲ +14.0%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 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.
Older residents are common here, with 21.8% aged 65 and over, well above the 16.8% seen in Victoria. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13.1% of the population, which is well below the national average.
21.8% ▲ +110.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.1% ▼ -37.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Eganstown, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common, at 22.3%, which is far above the 11.2% seen across Victoria. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.3% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eganstown, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (39%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Eganstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20849/eganstown/topic/demographics-identity