397 ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 461
- 2016: 366
- 2021: 397
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Koorlong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Koorlong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of children than most similar areas makes Koorlong a notably young place. The typical resident is 39 years old, and the population has grown to 397 people.
397
▼ -13.9%
- 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 Koorlong — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Koorlong is larger than about 65% of areas at this level. Residents are a little older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, with a typical age of 39.
39 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
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 25.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, as seniors aged 65 and over are much lower than in most areas at just 13.1%.
13.1% ▲ +132.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.4% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Koorlong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (56.1%), though de facto relationships are a little more common here than across Victoria. About 2.3% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, which is a little above the state figure.
2.3% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Koorlong, Married is the majority at 56%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Koorlong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21388/koorlong/topic/demographics-identity