365 ▼ -31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 530
- 2016: 345
- 2021: 365
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Irrewarra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Irrewarra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines daily life in Irrewarra, where the typical resident is 47 years old. This is nine years older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. With 365 residents, the area has a distinct age profile shaped by a high number of seniors.
365
▼ -31.1%
- 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 Irrewarra — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Irrewarra is much older than most similar areas, with a typical resident aged 47. This is far older than the national and state figures of 38 years.
47 yrs ▲ +17.5%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 24.1% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are less common here than in most other areas.
24.1% ▲ +100.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Irrewarra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average. Most people are married (59.3%), while those in de facto relationships are slightly less common than in the rest of Australia.
2.7% ▲ +142.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Irrewarra, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Irrewarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21242/irrewarra/topic/demographics-identity