72 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71
- 2021: 72
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Giffard West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Giffard West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Giffard West is 52, making this area far older than the Victorian and national average of 38. This sparsely populated place is mostly made up of older adults, with very few children living here.
72
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- 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 Giffard West — lower than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 72 people, which is smaller than about 65% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the rest of the state and country.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 only 9.7% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over account for 18.1%, a figure slightly above the Victorian average.
18.1% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.7% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Giffard West, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, accounting for 25.5% of residents. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.5% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Giffard West, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Giffard West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20993/giffard-west/topic/demographics-identity