1,599 ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,193
- 2016: 1,305
- 2021: 1,599
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Neerim South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Neerim South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 1,599 people in Neerim South are married. This is a notably older community where the typical resident is 47, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia.
1,599
▲ +34.0%
- 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 South — higher than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a population of 1,599, Neerim South is larger than about 78% of similar areas. The typical age of residents is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 26.6% of the population, a figure that is well above the Victorian average of 16.8%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 18.1%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
26.6% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Neerim South splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.4% of the population, which is about the same as the state average. Around 12.5% of residents are in a de facto relationship, slightly above the Victorian figure.
1.4% ▲ —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Neerim South, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21911/neerim-south/topic/demographics-identity