36 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21
- 2021: 36
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nug Nug · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nug Nug
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Nug Nug is 48, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place has only 36 people and is defined by a population that leans heavily toward seniors.
36
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- 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 Nug Nug — lower than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Nug Nug is smaller than about 77% of similar areas. The people here are far older than those in Victoria and across Australia, with the typical age being 10 years higher than the state average.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the 65 and over group is so large, making up 25% of the population—well above the Victorian average of 16.8%.
25.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Nug Nug, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 11.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the state figure. Most of the small population are married (74.1%), while no one is in a de facto relationship.
11.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nug Nug, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 19%.
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 Nug Nug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21978/nug-nug/topic/demographics-identity