156 ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 159
- 2016: 173
- 2021: 156
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gapsted · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gapsted
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Gapsted is 51, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This age gap is driven by a high proportion of retirees and very few children. The population totals 156 people.
156
▼ -1.9%
- 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 Gapsted — lower than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 51, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38.
51 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 30.8% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas.
30.8% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gapsted splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half the population is married, while those in de facto relationships sit at 12.2%, which is a little above the Victorian average. About 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.9% ▲ —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gapsted, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Gapsted
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gapsted [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20964/gapsted/topic/demographics-identity