3,829 ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,542
- 2016: 3,095
- 2021: 3,829
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Miners Rest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Miners Rest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A youthful energy defines daily life in Miners Rest, where a typical resident is just 33 years old. This makes the area noticeably younger than the national figure, with a population of 3,829 people that is larger than about 87% of similar areas.
3,829
▲ +50.6%
- 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 Miners Rest — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 33, which is five years younger than the average across Victoria and Australia.
33 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Family life is prominent in Miners Rest, as children under 15 make up 25.1% of the population—well above the national figure of 18.2%. This contributes to the area's youth, while the proportion of people aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas at just 10.0%.
10.0% ▲ +77.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.1% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Miners Rest, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 18.8% of the population, a figure well above the 11.5% seen nationally. About 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.9% ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.8% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Miners Rest, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Miners Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21691/miners-rest/topic/demographics-identity