284 ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 265
- 2016: 231
- 2021: 284
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lexton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lexton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lexton is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is seen across the area, where seniors make up nearly a quarter of the population. There are 284 people living here, making it larger than about 60% of similar areas.
284
▲ +7.2%
- 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 Lexton — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47 years old, which is far older than the Victoria and Australia figure of 38.
47 yrs ▼ -2.1%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Lexton has a very high proportion of seniors, with 23.9% aged 65 and over, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.8% of the population, which is well below the national average.
23.9% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lexton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 16.8% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. About 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.8% ▲ —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +244.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lexton, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (33%) 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 Lexton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21497/lexton/topic/demographics-identity