453 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 469
- 2016: 416
- 2021: 453
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Main Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Main Ridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Main Ridge is 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places, with a population of 453 people. The community is largely made up of older adults and seniors.
453
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Main Ridge — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 56, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38. Main Ridge is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 33.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the Victorian average.
33.3% ▲ +76.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.1% ▼ -51.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Main Ridge splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 58% of residents are married, while 9.9% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the national figure. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents here.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▲ +71.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Main Ridge, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next 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 Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21578/main-ridge/topic/demographics-identity