177 ▼ -36.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 277
- 2016: 157
- 2021: 177
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Noojee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Noojee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Noojee is 56 years old, making the area far older than the national average. This older demographic shapes the community, where nearly a quarter of the 177 residents are seniors.
177
▼ -36.1%
- 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 Noojee — higher than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 177 people, which is larger than about half of similar areas. The typical resident is 56, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
56 yrs ▲ +21.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older community where 23.7% of people are aged 65 or over, well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.2% of the population, a figure well below the state average.
23.7% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.2% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Noojee, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Children (0–14) (10%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 15.6%. About 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average.
2.3% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Noojee, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (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 Noojee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21954/noojee/topic/demographics-identity