229 ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 235
- 2016: 216
- 2021: 229
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pakenham South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pakenham South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of similar areas have a smaller population than Pakenham South, which is notably older than the rest of the state. The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the Victorian and national figures of 38.
229
▼ -2.6%
- 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 Pakenham South — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
There are 229 people living in the area. Residents here are far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
46 yrs ▼ -2.1%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 21.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at 13.5%.
21.8% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pakenham South, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Over half of the population is married, while 11.7% are in a de facto relationship, a rate about the same as the rest of the country.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pakenham South, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Pakenham South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22028/pakenham-south/topic/demographics-identity