136 ▼ -60.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 346
- 2016: 110
- 2021: 136
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Freeburgh · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Freeburgh
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Freeburgh is 53 years old, making the area far older than most of the state. This creates a community where nearly a third of the 136 people are seniors. It is a place where older adults and retirees are the dominant group.
136
▼ -60.7%
- 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 Freeburgh — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 136 people living here. This is smaller than about half of similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 30.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This explains why children under 15 are well below the Victorian average at just 13.2%.
30.1% ▲ +86.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Freeburgh splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 24.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is lower than most areas.
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.
24.7% ▲ +166.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Freeburgh, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Freeburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20951/freeburgh/topic/demographics-identity