1,391 ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 921
- 2016: 1,133
- 2021: 1,391
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Indented Head · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Indented Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Indented Head is 59 years old, making it one of the oldest areas of its kind. This population of 1,391 people is far older than the state and national figures, with a very high proportion of retirees living here.
1,391
▲ +51.0%
- 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 Indented Head — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a total population of 1,391, Indented Head is larger than about 77% of similar areas. The typical resident is 59, which is 21 years older than the usual person in Victoria or Australia.
59 yrs ▲ +13.5%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 37.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at only 12.1%.
37.8% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Indented Head, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.9% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. Most residents are married (56.1%), while those in de facto relationships sit at 11.3%, mirroring state and national levels.
0.9% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +35.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Indented Head, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Indented Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21229/indented-head/topic/demographics-identity