Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lalbert is 52, making the area far older than both the state and national average. This ageing profile is clear in the local population, where more than a quarter of the 138 residents are seniors.
Lalbert is a small community of 138 people. Its typical resident is 52, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, who is 38.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of older adults and seniors, with those 65 and over making up 26.1% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 are well below the average at 14.5%.
Most residents are married at 60.9%, and those in de facto relationships make up 8.8%, which is much lower than in most similar areas. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 2.2% of the population.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lalbert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21451/lalbert/topic/demographics-identity