164 ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 180
- 2016: 159
- 2021: 164
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Marcus Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Marcus Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 164 people live in Marcus Hill, where the community has become notably older than the state average. The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This shift is seen in the high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
164
▼ -8.9%
- 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 Marcus Hill — lower than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 48, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. The total population is 164, making it larger than about half of similar areas.
48 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 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 24.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 11.6%, well below the Victorian average.
24.4% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Marcus Hill, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (51.7%) or have never married (36.6%). Those in de facto relationships make up 11.5% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Marcus Hill, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 38%.
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 Marcus Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21601/marcus-hill/topic/demographics-identity