1,327 ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,394
- 2016: 1,114
- 2021: 1,327
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lorne · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lorne
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Lorne, where the typical resident is 56. This coastal spot has 1,327 people, with a strong tilt towards retirees and a small number of children.
1,327
▼ -4.8%
- 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 Lorne — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Lorne is 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
56 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 33.5% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.2% of the area, which is well below the national average.
33.5% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.2% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lorne, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. Nearly half of the population are married, while 30.8% have never married.
1.0% ▲ +172.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lorne, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Lorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21542/lorne/topic/demographics-identity