2,264 ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,493
- 2016: 2,227
- 2021: 2,264
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Orbost · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Orbost
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines Orbost, where the typical resident is 53 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38. The area has 2,264 people, making it larger than about 81% of similar areas.
2,264
▼ -9.2%
- 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 Orbost — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 53, which is much higher than most areas and 15 years older than the typical resident in Victoria or Australia.
53 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 31.6% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average of 16.8%. Children under 15 account for 16.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
31.6% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Orbost splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.9% of the population, which is well above the 1.0% seen in Victoria. Most residents are married (41.6%) or have never married (31.2%).
6.9% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Orbost, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Orbost
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Orbost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22014/orbost/topic/demographics-identity