220 ▼ -52.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 461
- 2016: 225
- 2021: 220
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lurg · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lurg
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group in Lurg, representing 36.4% of the population. This helps explain why the typical resident is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The area has 220 residents in total.
220
▼ -52.3%
- 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 Lurg — higher than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Lurg is 52 years old, which is much higher than most similar areas and far older than the Victorian average.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 15.9% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.7%, a result about the same as the state average.
17.7% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lurg, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people are the most common relationship status at 58.3%, while those in de facto relationships are at 3.7%, which is well below the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.7% ▼ -77.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lurg, Married is the majority at 61%; 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 Lurg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21553/lurg/topic/demographics-identity