42 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46
- 2021: 42
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Main Lead · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Main Lead
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Main Lead, which is a small community of 42 people. It is a notably older area where the typical resident is 53, far older than the national figure of 38.
42
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- 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 Main Lead — lower than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 42, making it smaller than about 75% of similar areas.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 28.6% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than most other places.
28.6% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Main Lead, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.5% of the population, well above the national average. Also, 31.3% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
9.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Main Lead splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Never married (33%), with Divorced at 23%.
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 Main Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21577/main-lead/topic/demographics-identity