527 ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 390
- 2016: 449
- 2021: 527
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lindenow · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lindenow
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly a quarter of people in Lindenow are aged 65 or over, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area noticeably older than the state average, with a typical resident aged 43. The population has grown to 527 people, making it larger than about 68% of similar areas.
527
▲ +35.1%
- 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 Lindenow — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than both the Victorian and Australian average of 38.
43 yrs ▼ -4.4%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 24.5% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% national average. This contributes to a smaller proportion of children under 15, which is a little below the national figure at 15.6%.
24.5% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lindenow splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.4%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. Around 2.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little above the Victorian average.
2.5% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lindenow, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Lindenow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21509/lindenow/topic/demographics-identity