197 —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 219
- 2021: 197
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ovens · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ovens
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average shapes daily life in Ovens. The typical resident is 49, which is 11 years older than the usual person in Victoria or across Australia. This creates a community where seniors and older adults make up over half the population.
197
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- 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 Ovens — higher than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ovens has 197 residents. The typical person here is 49 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors dominate the area, while children under 15 make up only 9.6% of the population. This is well below the 18% seen across Australia and Victoria.
20.8% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.6% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ovens, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 21.6%, which is far above the state and national figures. Around 3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a little above the Victorian average.
3.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ovens, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Ovens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22021/ovens/topic/demographics-identity