240 ▼ -33.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 363
- 2016: 228
- 2021: 240
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Iona · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Iona
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults make up the biggest age group in Iona, where nearly a third of the 240 residents are aged between 45 and 64. This is an older community than most, with a typical resident aged 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
240
▼ -33.9%
- 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 Iona — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 240, making it larger than about 58% of similar areas.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are far fewer children under 15 here than in most areas, at just 12.5%. This helps explain why the area is so much older, with 24.2% of people aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%.
24.2% ▲ +54.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% ▼ -40.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Iona, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Youth (15–24) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than 2% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.3%, well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%.
2.1% ▲ —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.3% ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Iona splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (43%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Iona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21238/iona/topic/demographics-identity