91 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72
- 2021: 91
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Molesworth · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Molesworth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Molesworth is 61 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a distinct age gap compared to the rest of Victoria, with a high number of seniors and no children under 15 recorded.
91
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- 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 Molesworth — lower than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 91 people live here, making it smaller than about 60% of similar areas. The population is far older than both the state and the nation.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the population is so aged, with people 65 and over making up 35.2% of the community.
35.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Molesworth splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (40%) and Older adults (45–64) (37%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 12.9%, which is a little above the 11.5% national figure. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Molesworth, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (19%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Molesworth
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Molesworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21721/molesworth/topic/demographics-identity