115 ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 211
- 2016: 100
- 2021: 115
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Laang · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Laang
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than a third of people in Laang are older adults aged 45 to 64. This small community of 115 residents is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a strong presence of seniors and a significant proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
115
▼ -45.5%
- 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 Laang — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Laang is 44 years old, which is 6 years older than the usual resident in Victoria or across Australia.
44 yrs ▲ +4.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 22.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.5%, which is a little below the state figure.
22.6% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Laang, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.1% of the population, well above the 1% seen in Victoria. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here at 20.2%, compared to 11.5% nationally.
6.1% ▲ —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.2% ▲ +368.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Laang, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (34%) and Widowed (11%).
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 Laang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21418/laang/topic/demographics-identity