1,021 ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 689
- 2016: 814
- 2021: 1,021
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Loch Sport · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Loch Sport
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors make up nearly half of the population in Loch Sport, where 46.8% of residents are aged 65 or over. This makes the area far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 63. It is a small community of 1,021 people with very few children.
1,021
▲ +48.2%
- 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 Loch Sport — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 63, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. The total population of 1,021 is larger than about 74% of similar areas.
63 yrs ▲ +3.3%
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61 yrs
- 2016: 64 yrs
- 2021: 63 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 4.1% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, the 65 and over group is far above the state and national averages at 46.8%.
46.8% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.1% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Loch Sport, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (40%) and Young adults (25–44) (6%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital status is varied, with 48% of people married and 21.3% divorced. Only 6.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
1.8% ▲ +203.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.2% ▲ +51.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Loch Sport, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Divorced (21%) and Never married (17%).
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 Loch Sport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21524/loch-sport/topic/demographics-identity