83 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 81
- 2021: 83
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kerrie · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Kerrie, representing 42.2% of the population. This is a sparsely populated area of just 83 people, where the typical resident is far older than the national figure at 56 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kerrie — lower than 63% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Kerrie is 56, which is far older than the typical resident in Victoria or Australia. With only 83 people, it is smaller than about 62% of similar areas.
83 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 34.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.0%, which is well below Victoria's 18.0%.
34.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Kerrie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Children (0–14) (11%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 63.4%, and those in de facto relationships are a little more common here than across Australia. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Kerrie, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kerrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21333/kerrie/topic/demographics-identity