4,604 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,768
- 2016: 4,477
- 2021: 4,604
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Numurkah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Numurkah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of Numurkah residents are married, reflecting a stable community with a notably older population. The typical person here is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the town significantly more senior than most similar areas.
4,604
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Numurkah — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 4,604 people, Numurkah is larger than about 89% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the state and national averages.
49 yrs ▲ +14.0%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 28% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are a little below the state figure at 15.6%.
28.0% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Numurkah splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.2% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian figure. About 11.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is lower than most areas.
2.2% ▲ +71.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Numurkah, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Numurkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21984/numurkah/topic/demographics-identity