102 ▼ -46.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 190
- 2016: 89
- 2021: 102
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mead · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mead
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Well over 23% of residents in Mead are seniors, a figure far higher than the Victorian average. This small community of 102 people has a population that is slightly older than the national typical age of 38.
102
▼ -46.3%
- 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 Mead — lower than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Mead is 40 years old, making the area a little older than the typical resident in Victoria or Australia. The total population is 102 people.
40 yrs ▼ -9.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 23.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 make up 16.7%, a little below the Victorian average of 18%.
23.5% ▲ +52.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mead splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national figure. Most people are married (57.5%), while those in de facto relationships make up 13%, slightly above the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mead, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Mead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21633/mead/topic/demographics-identity