188 —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 180
- 2021: 188
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Flynn · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Flynn is 44, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia. While the population has grown to 188 people, the community is now shaped by a smaller proportion of seniors compared to national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Flynn — higher than 52% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44, which is 6 years older than the state and national figures. The total population of 188 is larger than about 54% of similar areas.
188 —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.7% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state and national averages at 13.3%.
13.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Flynn splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 5.9% of the population, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Flynn, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20933/flynn/topic/demographics-identity