26 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43
- 2021: 26
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mysia · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average marks Mysia, where the typical resident is 46. Despite this, it is a very small area of just 26 people with a striking gap in age groups, as there are no seniors aged 65 and over.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mysia — lower than 83% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 46, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 26 residents, Mysia is smaller than about 82% of similar areas.
26 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 34.6% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average of 18%. This high number of children sits alongside a total absence of people aged 65 and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
34.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Mysia, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 59%; Children (0–14) is next at 28%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 13.6% of the population, a little above the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Mysia, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (37%) and Separated (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mysia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21864/mysia/topic/demographics-identity