2,299 ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,799
- 2016: 1,885
- 2021: 2,299
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Marshall · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Marshall
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of seniors live in Marshall than in the rest of the state. This area has 2,299 residents, with a typical age of 43, making it noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
2,299
▲ +27.8%
- 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 Marshall — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 2,299, which is larger than about 82% of similar areas. The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the same figure for Victoria and Australia.
43 yrs ▼ -8.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 34.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state figure, at just 14.2%.
34.4% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Marshall, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are a little more common here than across Australia, at 13.6%. About 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria.
1.5% ▲ +121.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Marshall splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (36%), with Widowed at 13%.
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 Marshall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21615/marshall/topic/demographics-identity