65 ▼ -74.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 251
- 2016: 69
- 2021: 65
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gerang Gerung · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gerang Gerung
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very small population of just 65 people defines Gerang Gerung. The area is noticeably older than the state and national typical age of 38, with a typical resident here being 41. It is a sparsely populated area where many residents are middle-aged adults.
65
▼ -74.1%
- 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 Gerang Gerung — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 65, which is smaller than about 67% of similar areas. The typical resident is 41, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia.
41 yrs ▼ -2.4%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 41.5%. While children under 15 account for 18.5% of the population, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is just 9.2%, which is well below the national figure.
9.2% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gerang Gerung, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (53.8%) or have never married (36.5%). People in de facto relationships make up 9.1% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.1% ▲ +70.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gerang Gerung, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 36%.
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 Gerang Gerung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20984/gerang-gerung/topic/demographics-identity