1,801 ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,666
- 2016: 1,695
- 2021: 1,801
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lake Gardens
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lake Gardens is far older than most people in Victoria, with the usual age being 51. This older demographic defines the area, where nearly 30% of the 1,801 residents are seniors. It is a place where older adults and retirees are much more common than in the rest of the country.
1,801
▲ +8.1%
- 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 Gardens — higher than 77% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lake Gardens is larger than about 79% of similar areas, with a total population of 1,801 people. The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
51 yrs ▲ +21.4%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 28.4% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 13.4%.
28.4% ▲ +53.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lake Gardens splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are the most common relationship status at 55%, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 7.2%. About 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.5% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Gardens, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Lake Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21435/lake-gardens/topic/demographics-identity