476 ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 632
- 2016: 477
- 2021: 476
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jeparit · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Jeparit
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines Jeparit, where the typical resident is now 56. This is 18 years older than the typical person across Victoria or Australia. The area has a total of 476 residents, making it larger than about 67% of similar areas.
476
▼ -24.7%
- 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 Jeparit — higher than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Jeparit is 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age is much higher than in most other similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 31.1% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 11.6% of the area, a figure well below the Australian average.
31.1% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Jeparit splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.9% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. About 1.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.3% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▲ +139.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Jeparit, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Jeparit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21265/jeparit/topic/demographics-identity