1,159 —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75
- 2021: 1,159
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Officer South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Officer South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Officer South is just 31 years old, making the area noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia. This youthful character is driven by a high number of young adults and children, with a population of 1,159 people.
1,159
—
- 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 South — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 31, which is among the lowest ages for areas of this type and 7 years younger than the national figure.
31 yrs —
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 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 22.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.2%, a rate a little below the Australian average.
16.2% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Officer South, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 42%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.3% compared to 11.5% nationally. Around 0.3% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.3% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Officer South, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Officer South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22007/officer-south/topic/demographics-identity