1,322 ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 955
- 2016: 1,095
- 2021: 1,322
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nicholson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nicholson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Nicholson is 47, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This shift is driven by a large senior population, with more than a quarter of the 1,322 residents aged 65 and over.
1,322
▲ +38.4%
- 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 Nicholson — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. With 1,322 people, the area is larger than about 77% of similar places.
47 yrs ▼ -7.8%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 51 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 25.5% of the population, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Children under 15 make up 17.7%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
25.5% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nicholson splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the community is married, accounting for 52.5% of residents. People in de facto relationships make up 13.1%, which is a little above the national figure.
1.2% ▲ +130.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nicholson, Married is the majority at 53%; 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 Nicholson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21941/nicholson/topic/demographics-identity