43 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31
- 2021: 43
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gelliondale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gelliondale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of just 43 people makes Gelliondale a sparsely populated area. It is a notably older place than the national average, but it also has a surprisingly high number of children.
43
—
- 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 Gelliondale — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 50, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, where the figure is 38.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 27.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Over half the population are older adults aged 45 to 64, while those aged 65 and over sit at 16.3%.
16.3% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.9% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gelliondale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 32.3%, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents in the area.
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.
32.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gelliondale, Married is the majority at 58%; 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 Gelliondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20978/gelliondale/topic/demographics-identity