141 ▼ -67.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 436
- 2016: 138
- 2021: 141
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Leongatha North · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Leongatha North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors make up a huge part of daily life in Leongatha North, where 30.5% of the 141 residents are aged 65 or over. This makes the area far older than the national average, though it still has a fair few children under 15.
141
▼ -67.7%
- 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 Leongatha North — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 48, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, who is usually 38.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A huge 30.5% of people are aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average. At the same time, children under 15 make up 19.9% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian figure.
30.5% ▲ +75.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.9% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Leongatha North splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, with 61.3% of residents in this category. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +70.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Leongatha North, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Leongatha North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21491/leongatha-north/topic/demographics-identity