982 ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 719
- 2016: 985
- 2021: 982
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Boga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lake Boga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Lake Boga are married, reflecting a stable community where the typical person is 45. This is noticeably older than the average person in Victoria or Australia. With a population of 982, it is larger than about 74% of similar areas.
982
▲ +36.6%
- 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 Lake Boga — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45 years old, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 22.8% of the population, a figure well above the 16.8% seen in Victoria. Children under 15 account for 17.5%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
22.8% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lake Boga splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.7% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average of 1.0%. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.0%, a figure slightly lower than the national average.
3.7% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Boga, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Lake Boga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21427/lake-boga/topic/demographics-identity