775 ▲ +210.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 250
- 2016: 502
- 2021: 775
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
McKenzie Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in McKenzie Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of nine years separates the typical resident of McKenzie Hill from the national average. The area is far older than most of Australia, with a population of 775 people where seniors make up a significant portion of the community.
775
▲ +210.0%
- 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 McKenzie Hill — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, making this area far older than the Victorian and national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▼ -2.1%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 26.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.8% of the area, a rate well below the state average.
26.2% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →McKenzie Hill splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the Victorian average at 16.6%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.4%, which is a little below the national figure.
0.4% ▲ —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.6% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In McKenzie Hill, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in McKenzie Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21628/mckenzie-hill/topic/demographics-identity