3,420 ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,338
- 2016: 3,383
- 2021: 3,420
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Long Gully · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Long Gully
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than the national average live in Long Gully. This area has a population of 3,420 people, which is larger than about 86% of similar areas. While the typical resident is 38, the community has a diverse age mix with a notable number of seniors.
3,420
▲ +2.5%
- 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 Long Gully — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 3,420 residents, Long Gully is larger than about 86% of similar areas. The typical age here is 38, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
38 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has more children under 15 than most similar places, at 18.5%. Meanwhile, the 20.8% of people aged 65 and over is well above the state and national figures.
20.8% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Long Gully splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.2% of the population, which is well above the 1.0% seen in Victoria. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most similar areas, at 13.4%.
4.2% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Long Gully, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Long Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21534/long-gully/topic/demographics-identity