304 ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 330
- 2016: 247
- 2021: 304
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Laceby · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Laceby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a quarter of the 304 people living in Laceby are children under 15, a figure that is well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high number of young families, though the typical resident is still noticeably older at 42.
304
▼ -7.9%
- 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 Laceby — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Laceby has 304 residents, which is larger than about 61% of similar areas. The typical person here is 42, making the population noticeably older than the Victorian and national figures of 38.
42 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 26.3% of the population, which is among the highest for this level and well above the 18.2% national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.8%, a little above the national average.
18.8% ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.3% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Laceby splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. People in de facto relationships make up 7.0% of the population, which is well below both the state and national averages.
2.0% ▲ —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Laceby, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Laceby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21420/laceby/topic/demographics-identity