398 ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 351
- 2016: 393
- 2021: 398
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lancaster · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lancaster
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 398 people living in Lancaster are married, making it the most common relationship status. This small town is notably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 47.
398
▲ +13.4%
- 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 Lancaster — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +17.5%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest age group at 32.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 19.8% of the population, which is well above the Victorian average.
19.8% ▲ +83.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lancaster, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.6% of the population, a figure lower than most similar areas.
2.3% ▼ -34.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lancaster, Married is the majority at 53%; 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 Lancaster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21454/lancaster/topic/demographics-identity