584 ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 532
- 2016: 560
- 2021: 584
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jeeralang Junction · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Jeeralang Junction
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Jeeralang Junction is now 49, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This is a small community of 584 people where seniors and older adults make up over half the population.
584
▲ +9.8%
- 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 Jeeralang Junction — higher than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 49, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian typical age of 38. This is higher than most similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 20% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 16.8%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.4%, a little below the national average.
20.0% ▲ +48.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Jeeralang Junction, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, accounting for 59.5% of residents. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.9%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
0.9% ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +56.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Jeeralang Junction, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Jeeralang Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21261/jeeralang-junction/topic/demographics-identity