431 ▼ -32.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 638
- 2016: 389
- 2021: 431
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glenlyon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Glenlyon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Glenlyon, where 33.2% of the population falls into this bracket. The area is far older than the rest of the country, with a typical resident aged 53. This creates a community where seniors are common but children are few.
431
▼ -32.4%
- 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 Glenlyon — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 431 people, which is larger than about 66% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 53.
53 yrs ▲ +6.0%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 29.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 11.6%.
29.7% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Glenlyon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common, with 25.5% of people in these partnerships, which is far above the state and national figures. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.7%, slightly lower than most areas.
0.7% ▲ +48.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.5% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glenlyon, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Glenlyon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21038/glenlyon/topic/demographics-identity