Little Desert · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Little Desert

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Only five people live in Little Desert, making it a sparsely populated area. The typical resident here is 63, which is far older than the national figure.

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📍 Little Desert, Suburb / Locality

Where Little Desert sits — Total population

5 ▲ —
  • 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 Little Desert — lower than 96% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Little Desert5
3418, VIC 2,875
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

With a total population of just five, this is one of the smallest areas at this level. Residents are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 63.

5 ▲ —

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0
  • 2016: 5
  • 2021: 5

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

63 yrs —

Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46 yrs
  • 2021: 63 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Children (0–14) at 0%, ahead of Youth (15–24) (0%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 100%, ahead of Never married (0%).

Marital status

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In Little Desert, Married is the majority at 100%.

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 Little Desert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21518/little-desert/topic/demographics-identity