368 ▼ -42.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 640
- 2016: 371
- 2021: 368
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Magpie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Magpie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population defines Magpie, where the typical resident is 48 years old. This is ten years older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, contributing to a community where more than one in five people are seniors.
368
▼ -42.5%
- 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 Magpie — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Magpie has 368 residents, making it larger than about 64% of similar areas. The typical person here is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +29.7%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 21.2% of the population, a figure well above the state and national averages. Conversely, children under 15 are well below the national average at 13.9%.
21.2% ▲ +150.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -42.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Magpie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (54.3%), while 31.4% have never married. Those in de facto relationships make up 11% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.8% ▲ —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Magpie, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Magpie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21573/magpie/topic/demographics-identity