425 ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 570
- 2016: 400
- 2021: 425
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Great Western · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Great Western
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 425 residents in Great Western are married. This is a notably older community where the typical age is 52, far older than the national figure of 38.
425
▼ -25.4%
- 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 Great Western — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 52, which is much higher than most similar areas and 14 years older than the national average.
52 yrs ▲ +15.6%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 29.4% of the population. This is far above the 17.2% seen across Australia, while children under 15 are well below the national figure at 11.8%.
29.4% ▲ +113.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Great Western splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 6.7% of the population, a figure well below the national 11.5%.
1.4% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.7% ▼ -44.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Great Western, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Great Western [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21098/great-western/topic/demographics-identity