20 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14
- 2021: 20
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mywee · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mywee is 52, making this area far older than most other parts of the country. With no children under 15 living here, daily life is shaped by a mature population where seniors and older adults make up the majority of the 20 people who call the area home.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mywee — lower than 86% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 20 residents. The typical age here is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
20 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children or youth under 25 in the area, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 25% of the population. This is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%.
25.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Mywee, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Mywee identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Mywee, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 44%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mywee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21866/mywee/topic/demographics-identity