426 ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 391
- 2016: 405
- 2021: 426
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Muckleford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Muckleford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Muckleford is 46, making the community far older than both the Victorian and national averages. With 426 people living here, the area is larger than about 65% of similar places. It is a mature community where older adults and seniors make up over half the population.
426
▲ +9.0%
- 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 Muckleford — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 426 people, which is larger than about 65% of similar areas. This group is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 46.
46 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 15.5% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures. Older adults and seniors are more prominent, with 19.7% of residents aged 65 and over.
19.7% ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Muckleford, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure at 17.6%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.9%, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
0.9% ▲ —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% ▲ +106.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Muckleford, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (6%).
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 Muckleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21824/muckleford/topic/demographics-identity