1,163 ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,080
- 2016: 1,095
- 2021: 1,163
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ironbark · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ironbark
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer children than most similar areas live in Ironbark, where the typical resident is 41. This makes the local population noticeably older than both the Victorian and national average of 38 years. With 1,163 people, it is larger than about 76% of areas at this level.
1,163
▲ +7.7%
- 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 Ironbark — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 1,163 people. The typical person here is 41, which is noticeably older than the typical Australian or Victorian.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 14.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are more common here at 19.9%, which is well above the Victorian average.
19.9% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ironbark splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More people live in de facto relationships here than in most similar areas, at 14.8%. About 2.6% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure slightly above the state average.
2.6% ▲ +178.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ironbark, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (31%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Ironbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21241/ironbark/topic/demographics-identity