143 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 121
- 2021: 143
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Girgarre East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Girgarre East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than four times the state's average of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Girgarre East. This small community of 143 people has a typical resident aged 41, making it noticeably older than the national figure.
143
—
- 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 East — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, which is noticeably older than the 38-year-old average for Victoria and Australia.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 21% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 18.2%.
19.6% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Girgarre East splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is well above the state average at 4.2%, and those in de facto relationships are also well above the national figure at 15.6%.
4.2% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Girgarre East, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21000/girgarre-east/topic/demographics-identity