1,907 ▲ +533.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 301
- 2016: 1,141
- 2021: 1,907
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jackass Flat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Jackass Flat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 1,907 people in Jackass Flat have never been married. This is a notably young community where the typical resident is just 28, which is 10 years younger than the national figure.
1,907
▲ +533.6%
- 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 Jackass Flat — higher than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area has a population of 1,907 people, making it larger than about 80% of similar areas.
28 yrs ▼ -33.3%
Younger than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 28 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 26.9% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 18%. This helps explain why the area is so young, with seniors aged 65 and over at just 7.5%, which is much lower than most areas.
7.5% ▼ -44.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.9% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Jackass Flat, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Youth (15–24) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 22.3%, which is far above the national figure. Additionally, 4.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a rate higher than most similar areas and well above the Victorian average.
4.1% ▲ +104.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.3% ▲ +442.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Jackass Flat, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (39%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Jackass Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21250/jackass-flat/topic/demographics-identity