198 ▼ -58.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 482
- 2016: 211
- 2021: 198
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Majorca · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Majorca
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 40% of residents in Majorca are older adults aged 45 to 64. This makes for a notably older population, with the typical person here being 54. It is a small community of 198 people where seniors are well represented compared to the rest of the state.
198
▼ -58.9%
- 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 Majorca — higher than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age is much higher than most similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 only 12.1% of the population, which is well below the Victorian average. In contrast, people aged 65 and over are well above the state and national figures at 21.2%.
21.2% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Majorca, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.5% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian figure. People in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas, at only 7.9%.
2.5% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▼ -45.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Majorca, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Majorca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21582/majorca/topic/demographics-identity