238 ▼ -55.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 534
- 2016: 248
- 2021: 238
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nerrena · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nerrena
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Nerrena is now 46, making the area far older than the national figure. This community of 238 people is defined by a unique age split, with an equal and high proportion of children and seniors.
238
▼ -55.4%
- 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 Nerrena — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the Victoria and Australia figure of 38. This population of 238 people is larger than about 57% of similar areas.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors over 65 both make up 25.2% of the population, figures that are well above both the state and national levels. These two groups, along with those aged 45 to 64, make up the bulk of the area.
25.2% ▲ +127.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.2% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Nerrena, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here at 18.6%, a figure well above the 11.5% national average. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the Australian figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.6% ▲ +47.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nerrena, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Nerrena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21915/nerrena/topic/demographics-identity