343 → 0.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 343
- 2016: 361
- 2021: 343
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Long Forest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Long Forest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 343 people in Long Forest are married, reflecting a community with a strong lean toward traditional partnerships. The area is notably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 44.
343
→ 0.0%
- 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 Long Forest — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Long Forest is larger than about 63% of similar areas, and its typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the Victorian and national figures.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 12.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.6%, a rate about the same as the rest of the state.
16.6% ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.2% ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Long Forest, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than 2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.9%, a figure much lower than most similar areas.
2.3% ▲ —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.9% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Long Forest, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 36%.
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 Long Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21533/long-forest/topic/demographics-identity