944 ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 733
- 2016: 974
- 2021: 944
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eildon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eildon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very older population defines daily life in Eildon, where the typical resident is 56. This is far older than the national figure of 38, creating a community with a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
944
▲ +28.8%
- 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 Eildon — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Eildon has 944 residents, making it larger than about 74% of similar areas. The typical resident is 56, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia.
56 yrs ▲ +3.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 33.9% of the population, a figure far above the state and national averages. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 10.3%.
33.9% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Eildon splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Most residents are married (42.8%), while those in de facto relationships (10.1%) are a little below the national figure.
1.9% ▲ +132.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eildon, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Eildon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20850/eildon/topic/demographics-identity