199 ▼ -41.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 341
- 2016: 194
- 2021: 199
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nowa Nowa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nowa Nowa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas define Nowa Nowa, where the typical person is 55. This creates a distinct age gap compared to the national figure of 38. With only 199 people living here, the community is small and leans heavily toward seniors.
199
▼ -41.6%
- 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 Nowa Nowa — higher than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the same figure for Victoria and Australia. This age trend is much higher than most other similar areas.
55 yrs ▲ +17.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 26.6% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 6.0%, which is far below the state and national averages.
26.6% ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.0% ▼ -67.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Nowa Nowa, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.5% of residents are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, a figure slightly above the Victorian average. Around 14.1% of the population are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most other similar areas.
2.5% ▼ -49.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nowa Nowa, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (30%) 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 Nowa Nowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21975/nowa-nowa/topic/demographics-identity