155 —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 109
- 2021: 155
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ensay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ensay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines Ensay, where the typical resident is now 56. This is 18 years older than the national figure, reflecting a community where seniors and older adults make up over 60% of the total population.
155
—
- 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 Ensay — lower than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ensay has 155 residents, making it larger than about half of the similar areas in the region.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily skewed toward older age groups, with 32.3% of people aged 65 and over, which is far above the Victorian figure. Conversely, children under 15 make up only 11.6% of the population, well below the national average.
32.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ensay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 44.4% of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships sit at 11.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ensay, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ensay
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ensay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20875/ensay/topic/demographics-identity