2,436 ▲ +69.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,436
- 2016: 2,004
- 2021: 2,436
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Longwarry · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Longwarry
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Families with children are a major part of daily life in Longwarry, where the typical resident is just 34. This makes the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. With 2,436 people, it is larger than about 82% of similar areas.
2,436
▲ +69.6%
- 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 Longwarry — higher than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34 years old, which is noticeably younger than the national and state figures of 38.
34 yrs ▼ -2.9%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 23.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain the young feel of the area, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at 13.9%.
13.9% ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.4% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Longwarry, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.0%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.8% of the population.
1.8% ▲ +56.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.0% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Longwarry splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Longwarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21538/longwarry/topic/demographics-identity