1,982 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,902
- 2016: 1,880
- 2021: 1,982
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nathalia · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nathalia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more seniors live in Nathalia than in most similar areas, making the typical resident here far older than the national average. The town has a population of 1,982 people and is shaped by a significant number of older adults and retirees.
1,982
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Nathalia — higher than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Nathalia is 47, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian resident. The town is larger than about 80% of similar areas.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
About 25.9% of the population are seniors aged 65 and over, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the typical age is so high, while children under 15 make up a slightly smaller share than the state average at 16%.
25.9% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nathalia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.9% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Marriage is the most common status at 41%, while 12.3% of residents are in a de facto relationship.
3.9% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +72.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nathalia, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Nathalia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21898/nathalia/topic/demographics-identity