218 ▼ -47.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 415
- 2016: 200
- 2021: 218
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Neerim · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Neerim
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Neerim is 53 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most other similar places. The community consists of 218 people, with a population that skews heavily towards older adults and seniors.
218
▼ -47.5%
- 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 Neerim — higher than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a total population of 218, Neerim is larger than about 56% of similar areas. The typical age of 53 is 15 years older than the average person in Victoria or across Australia.
53 yrs ▲ +6.0%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 23.9% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This contributes to the area's older profile, while children under 15 make up 16.1%, slightly below the state and national averages.
23.9% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Neerim, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Additionally, 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, slightly above the Victorian average.
2.3% ▲ —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +97.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Neerim, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Neerim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21907/neerim/topic/demographics-identity