602 ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 678
- 2016: 564
- 2021: 602
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Marlo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Marlo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An age gap of 18 years separates Marlo from the national average, making it a remarkably older community. The typical resident here is 56, far older than the usual person in Victoria or Australia. This demographic shift is clear across the town, where seniors make up a huge portion of the 602 people living here.
602
▼ -11.2%
- 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 Marlo — higher than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With a total population of 602, Marlo is larger than about 69% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 54 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 28.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This is consistent with the low number of children under 15, who account for only 13.0% of residents.
28.7% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Marlo, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (57.0%), while those in de facto relationships make up 9.5%, which is a little below the national figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin represent 0.7% of the population.
0.7% ▼ -75.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Marlo, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Marlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21608/marlo/topic/demographics-identity