90 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76
- 2021: 90
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nirranda South · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small population of just 90 people now lives in Nirranda South, where the typical resident is 39 years old. This makes the area a little older than the state and national figures. It is a sparsely populated place with a very high proportion of couples living together without being married.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nirranda South — lower than 61% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 90, which is smaller than about 60% of similar areas. The usual age for a resident here is 39.
90 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 14.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over also sit a little below the state and national averages at 15.6%.
15.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Nirranda South splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Youth (15–24) at 17%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 23.4% of people in this arrangement, which is far above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.4% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Nirranda South, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (29%) and Divorced (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Nirranda South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21951/nirranda-south/topic/demographics-identity