396 ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 301
- 2016: 438
- 2021: 396
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Learmonth · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Learmonth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents and a high number of couples define the social landscape of Learmonth. The typical person here is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This creates a mature community where nearly a quarter of the population are seniors.
396
▲ +31.6%
- 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 Learmonth — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 396 residents, Learmonth is larger than about 65% of similar areas. The typical resident is 45, making the population noticeably older than both the state and national average by 7 years.
45 yrs ▼ -6.3%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 24.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 15.7% of the area, a little below the state and national levels.
24.2% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Learmonth, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 19.0%, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. About 2.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little above the Victorian average.
2.8% ▲ +178.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.0% ▲ +88.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Learmonth, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Learmonth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21482/learmonth/topic/demographics-identity