134 ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 202
- 2016: 136
- 2021: 134
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kirwans Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kirwans Bridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kirwans Bridge is 63, making it a far older community than the national average. This aged profile is striking, with nearly half of the 134 residents being seniors.
134
▼ -33.7%
- 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 Kirwans Bridge — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small and significantly older than most areas. At 63 years, the typical resident is 25 years older than the usual person in Victoria or Australia.
63 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 63 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 47% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This explains why children under 15 are so rare here, accounting for only 4.5% of residents.
47.0% ▲ +59.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.5% ▼ -61.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kirwans Bridge, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 53%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 33%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (52.8%), while those in de facto relationships make up 14.4%, which is well above the state average. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure well below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kirwans Bridge, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Kirwans Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21369/kirwans-bridge/topic/demographics-identity