Longwarry North · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Longwarry North

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Longwarry North is now 55, making the area far older than both the state and national average. This community of 230 people is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children.

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Where Longwarry North sits — Total population

230
  • 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 North — higher than 57% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Longwarry North230
3816, VIC 3,227
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 55 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Longwarry North's total population is 230, which is larger than about 57% of similar areas.

230

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 215
  • 2021: 230

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

55 yrs

Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48 yrs
  • 2021: 55 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Seniors aged 65 and over make up 32.6% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average. This contributes to the area having much fewer children under 15 (10.0%) than most other areas.

32.6%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.7%
  • 2021: 32.6%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

10.0%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.4%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Longwarry North splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

People in de facto relationships make up 15.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 2.6% of the community, which is about the same as the Australian average.

15.1%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 15.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Longwarry North splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 16%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 5 males; 85+: 9 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 12 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 11 males; 70–74: 9 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 17 males; 65–69: 11 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 17 males; 60–64: 13 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 12 males; 55–59: 11 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 8 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 17 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 7 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 8 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 6 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 6 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 9 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 7 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 5 males; 0–4: 4 females

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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21539/longwarry-north/topic/demographics-identity