318 ▲ +90.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 167
- 2016: 333
- 2021: 318
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Noorat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Noorat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Noorat is now 51 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This older demographic is a key feature of the town, where more than one in five people are seniors. The population currently stands at 318 people.
318
▲ +90.4%
- 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 Noorat — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 51, which is 13 years older than the usual resident across Australia. With 318 people, Noorat is larger than about 62% of similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 22.0% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This explains why older adults are the largest group in town, while children under 15 sit at 17.9%, about the same as the rest of Victoria.
22.0% ▲ +56.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Noorat, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, accounting for 53.8% of the population. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.3%, which is a little above the national figure of 11.5%.
1.6% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +181.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Noorat, Married is the majority at 55%; 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 Noorat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21955/noorat/topic/demographics-identity