344 ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 282
- 2016: 319
- 2021: 344
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nilma North · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nilma North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Nilma North is now 49, making the area far older than the national figure. With 344 people living here, the community is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
344
▲ +22.0%
- 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 Nilma North — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 49 is far older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38. This makes Nilma North older than most similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 28.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift is mirrored by the number of children under 15, which is well below the Australian average at 13.7%.
28.8% ▲ +102.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nilma North splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, accounting for 60.1% of residents. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.8%, which is a little below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▲ +256.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nilma North, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Nilma North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21944/nilma-north/topic/demographics-identity