20 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19
- 2021: 20
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Leaghur · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Leaghur
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 60% of the small population in Leaghur. This is a very old area where the typical resident is 53, far older than the national figure of 38.
20
—
- 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 Leaghur — lower than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Leaghur is sparsely populated with only 20 residents, making it smaller than about 85% of similar areas.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children or young adults here, which is far below the Victorian average. This helps explain why the typical age is so high, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 20% of the population.
20.0% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Leaghur, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 56%; Seniors (65+) is next at 44%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state figure. Aside from those who are married, 30% of the population have never been married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Leaghur, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Leaghur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21481/leaghur/topic/demographics-identity