177 ▼ -44.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 320
- 2016: 150
- 2021: 177
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Musk · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Musk
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Musk is 61 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging profile defines the area, where nearly half the population is aged 65 or over. With a total of 177 people, it is larger than about half of similar areas.
177
▼ -44.7%
- 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 Musk — higher than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 61, making it one of the oldest areas at this level and 23 years older than the average person in Victoria or Australia.
61 yrs ▲ +17.3%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 42.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 10.2% of the people.
42.4% ▲ +110.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.2% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Musk, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 44%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 21.2% of the population, which is far above the 11.2% seen across Victoria. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.2% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Musk, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Musk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21851/musk/topic/demographics-identity