18,503 ▲ +950.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,761
- 2016: 7,133
- 2021: 18,503
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Officer · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Officer
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Among the youngest areas of its kind, Officer is home to 18,503 people with a typical resident aged just 31. This creates a distinct demographic profile where children make up a quarter of the population, while seniors are far less common than in most other parts of the country.
18,503
▲ +950.7%
- 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 Officer — higher than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 31 years, which is among the lowest for similar areas and noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
31 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 31 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 25% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, people aged 65 and over are far below the national average at only 6.9%.
6.9% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.0% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Officer, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.5% of the population, which is lower than most areas. Around 51.8% of residents are married, while 12.9% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the Victorian average.
0.5% ▲ +109.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Officer, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 35%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Officer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22006/officer/topic/demographics-identity