866 ▲ +72.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 501
- 2016: 728
- 2021: 866
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Newlands Arm · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Newlands Arm
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Newlands Arm is 60 years old, making it far older than most other areas. This is a small community of 866 people where seniors make up a huge part of the local population.
866
▲ +72.9%
- 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 Newlands Arm — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 60, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
60 yrs ▲ +1.7%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 40.2% of the population, far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This high number of older residents helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 11.1%.
40.2% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Newlands Arm, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, accounting for 60.1% of the population. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.9%, which is a little above the national figure.
0.7% ▲ —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +133.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Newlands Arm, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 18%.
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 Newlands Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21930/newlands-arm/topic/demographics-identity