2,782 ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,218
- 2016: 2,301
- 2021: 2,782
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lovely Banks · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lovely Banks
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 2,782 people in Lovely Banks are married. This is a relatively young area where the typical resident is 37, making it a little younger than the national figure. It is larger than about 83% of similar areas.
2,782
▲ +25.4%
- 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 Lovely Banks — higher than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37 years old, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little younger than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 12.1% of the population, which is well below the state and national figures. Children under 15 account for 17.6%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
12.1% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lovely Banks splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is lower than most areas. People in de facto relationships make up 10.8%, which is slightly lower than most similar areas.
0.9% ▲ +139.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +60.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lovely Banks, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Lovely Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21544/lovely-banks/topic/demographics-identity