525 ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 667
- 2016: 524
- 2021: 525
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Minyip · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Minyip
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Minyip, where the typical resident is 57. With 525 people living here, the town is significantly older than the national average by 19 years.
525
▼ -21.3%
- 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 Minyip — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 57 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. The total population stands at 525 people.
57 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 36% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at only 10.5%.
36.0% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Minyip splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 45% of residents are married, while 11.2% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 1% of the population.
1.0% ▲ +112.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Minyip, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (29%) and Widowed (12%).
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 Minyip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21698/minyip/topic/demographics-identity