1,746 ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,182
- 2016: 1,474
- 2021: 1,746
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Inverleigh · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Inverleigh
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of children than most similar areas defines Inverleigh, where 24.8% of the population are under 15. This makes the community feel notably younger than the state average, despite the typical resident being 38 years old.
1,746
▲ +47.7%
- 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 Inverleigh — higher than 77% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,746, which is larger than about 79% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, a figure that is about the same as the national and state averages.
38 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 24.8% of the population, well above the 18% seen across Victoria. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most areas, at just 11.7%.
11.7% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.8% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Inverleigh splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 61.8% of the population. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.8%, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure.
0.8% ▲ +215.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Inverleigh, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Inverleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21234/inverleigh/topic/demographics-identity