Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Jan Juc are married, making it a family-focused area. The community has grown to 4,151 residents, with a notably high proportion of children compared to the rest of the country. This creates a younger feel, even though the typical resident is slightly older than the national figure.
With 4,151 people, Jan Juc is larger than about 88% of similar areas. The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This contributes to the area being younger than most, as those aged 65 and over make up only 13.6% of residents.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 14.5% of the population, a figure well above the Victorian average. Only 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Jan Juc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21254/jan-juc/topic/demographics-identity