106 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 97
- 2021: 106
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jam Jerrup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Jam Jerrup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Jam Jerrup is now 48, making the area far older than the national figure. This small community of 106 people is defined by a significant gap in age compared to the rest of the country.
106
—
- 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 Jam Jerrup — lower than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 48 years.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has very few children, with those under 15 making up only 13.2% of the population. This is well below the national figure, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little more common here than across Australia.
19.8% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Jam Jerrup, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common, at 28%, which is far above the Victorian figure. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28.0% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Jam Jerrup splits fairly evenly between Married (35%) and Never married (34%), with Divorced at 16%.
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 Jam Jerrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21252/jam-jerrup/topic/demographics-identity