391 ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 335
- 2016: 370
- 2021: 391
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gherang · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gherang
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Gherang is now 44, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. This community of 391 people sees a high proportion of residents in their 45 to 64 age bracket. Most people here are either married or have never married.
391
▲ +16.7%
- 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 Gherang — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 391 people, which is larger than about 64% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 44.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 biggest group at 33.8%. Meanwhile, children under 15 and seniors over 65 both sit around 16% to 17%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
16.4% ▲ +242.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gherang, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half the population is married, while 10.3% are in de facto relationships, a figure slightly lower than the national average. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gherang, Married is the majority at 54%; 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 Gherang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20989/gherang/topic/demographics-identity