19,014 ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13,846
- 2016: 16,355
- 2021: 19,014
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lara · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A total population of 19,014 people now live in Lara, making it one of the largest areas of its kind. The community is slightly younger than the national average, with a typical resident aged 37. This youthful profile is seen in the high number of children and a smaller proportion of seniors.
19,014
▲ +37.3%
- 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 Lara — higher than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lara is among the largest areas at this level with 19,014 residents. The typical person living here is 37, which is a little younger than the typical resident in Victoria or Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 19.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is younger than most, while the 14.8% of people aged 65 and over is a little below the state and national averages.
14.8% ▲ +41.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lara, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Nearly half of the population are married, while 12.8% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the national average.
2.1% ▲ +70.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lara, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Lara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21469/lara/topic/demographics-identity