563 ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 593
- 2016: 561
- 2021: 563
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Girgarre · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Girgarre
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents mark the profile of Girgarre, where the typical person is 42. This is four years older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia. The area has 563 people and a diverse mix of age groups, from children to seniors.
563
▼ -5.1%
- 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 Girgarre — higher than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 563 people, making it larger than about 68% of similar areas. The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
42 yrs ▼ -4.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.6% of the population, which is well above the 16.8% seen in Victoria. Children under 15 account for 18.3%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
20.6% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Girgarre splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most similar areas, at 13.7%, which is a little above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.0% of the population.
2.0% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Girgarre, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Girgarre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20999/girgarre/topic/demographics-identity