3,962 ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,782
- 2016: 3,891
- 2021: 3,962
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lower Plenty · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lower Plenty
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Lower Plenty, where the typical resident is 45. This community of 3,962 people is more likely to be aged 65 or over than those in most other similar areas.
3,962
▲ +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 Lower Plenty — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia, where the typical age is 38. There are 3,962 people living here, a population larger than about 87% of similar areas.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 23.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This age profile is balanced by children under 15, who account for 16.8% of residents, a little below the state and national averages.
23.6% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lower Plenty splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here, making up 53% of the population, while those in de facto relationships are at 8.4%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.6% of residents, which is lower than most areas.
0.6% ▲ +695.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.4% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lower Plenty, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Lower Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21547/lower-plenty/topic/demographics-identity