854 ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 802
- 2016: 799
- 2021: 854
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gisborne South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gisborne South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of eight years separates the typical resident in Gisborne South from the state and national average, with a typical age of 46. This makes the area far older than most other parts of Victoria and Australia. It is a moderately sized community of 854 people.
854
▲ +6.5%
- 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 Gisborne South — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 46, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian figure of 38. The total population of 854 is larger than about 73% of similar areas.
46 yrs ▲ +4.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 17.1% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 35.2%.
17.7% ▲ +70.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gisborne South, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (18%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 62.1% of the area, while those in de facto relationships at 7.3% are well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 1.3% of the population.
1.3% ▲ +243.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gisborne South, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Gisborne South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21002/gisborne-south/topic/demographics-identity