450 ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 524
- 2016: 438
- 2021: 450
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Orrvale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Orrvale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents have become more prominent in Orrvale, where the typical person is now 50. This makes the area far older than both the Victorian and national typical age of 38. It is a small community of 450 people with a notably low number of children.
450
▼ -14.1%
- 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 Orrvale — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the national figure. Orrvale's population of 450 people is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +22.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 only 12.7% of the population, which is well below the Victorian and national rates. This contributes to an age structure where older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 35.6%.
19.8% ▲ +69.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.7% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Orrvale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.1% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average. Most residents are married (53.9%), while those in de facto relationships (10.4%) are a little below the national figure.
3.1% ▲ +81.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +91.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Orrvale, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Orrvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22017/orrvale/topic/demographics-identity