570 ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 494
- 2016: 506
- 2021: 570
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Longlea · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Longlea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 570 people now call Longlea home, with a mix of ages that stands out from the rest of the state. The area is notably older than the national average, though it also has a surprisingly high number of children.
570
▲ +15.4%
- 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 Longlea — higher than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 43, which is noticeably older than the typical Victorian or Australian resident by five years.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 24.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This high number of children helps explain why there are fewer seniors here compared to most other areas.
15.4% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.2% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Longlea, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the community are married, while 0.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Longlea, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Longlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21537/longlea/topic/demographics-identity