5,811 ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,700
- 2016: 5,210
- 2021: 5,811
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Geelong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A higher number of seniors than the national average shapes the daily life of Geelong. The area is home to 5,811 people, with a typical resident aged 40. While older adults are common, there are far fewer children here than in most other similar areas.
5,811
▲ +23.6%
- 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 Geelong — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Geelong is larger than about 91% of areas at this level. The typical resident is 40, making the population a little older than the state and national figure of 38.
40 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are far fewer children under 15 here, at 10.3%, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is older, with 20.9% of residents aged 65 and over, a figure well above the Victorian average.
20.9% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Geelong splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.8% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.2% of the population, which is a little above the state figure.
0.8% ▲ +69.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Geelong, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (38%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20973/geelong/topic/demographics-identity