635 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 591
- 2016: 580
- 2021: 635
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Linton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Linton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Linton is far older than the national average, with the usual age being 48. This creates a community where a quarter of the population are seniors, making it much older than most similar areas.
635
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Linton — higher than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Linton has 635 residents, which is larger than about 70% of areas at this level. The population is far older than both Victoria and Australia, with a typical age 10 years higher than the national figure.
48 yrs ▼ -2.0%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
One in four people here are aged 65 or over, a figure well above the state and national averages. Children under 15 make up 17.2% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
25.0% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Linton, 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.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure at 17.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.8% of the population, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.8% ▲ —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.5% ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Linton, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Linton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21514/linton/topic/demographics-identity