578 ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 522
- 2016: 551
- 2021: 578
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gunbower · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gunbower
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significantly older population marks the current demographic profile of Gunbower, where the typical resident is now 48. This age is far older than the national figure of 38. With 578 people living here, the area has a population larger than about 69% of similar places.
578
▲ +10.7%
- 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 Gunbower — higher than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 48, which is far older than the same figure for Victoria and Australia, both at 38 years.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 25.6% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This helps explain the older age profile, while children under 15 sit at 17.5%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
25.6% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gunbower, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 52.5% of the population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.1% of the community, which is a little above the Victorian average.
2.1% ▲ —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +58.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gunbower, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Gunbower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21117/gunbower/topic/demographics-identity