806 ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 756
- 2016: 754
- 2021: 806
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lockwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lockwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 806 people in Lockwood are married. This is an older community where the typical resident is 46, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
806
▲ +6.6%
- 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 Lockwood — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 806, making it larger than about 72% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 46.
46 yrs ▲ +15.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors make up over half the population, while children under 15 are well below the national figure at 14.4%. This creates a profile where people aged 65 and over are much more common than in most areas.
20.8% ▲ +73.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lockwood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.2% of the area, which is a little below the national average.
1.9% ▲ +134.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.2% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lockwood, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Lockwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21528/lockwood/topic/demographics-identity