67 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65
- 2021: 67
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Panitya · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 30% of the 67 people living in Panitya are children, making it an area with a very high proportion of young families. This creates a unique community mix where a large number of children live alongside a significant population of seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Panitya — lower than 67% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
67 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 29.9% of the population, far above the Victorian figure of 18%. This is matched by a high number of seniors, as those aged 65 and over represent 25.4% of residents, which is well above the Australian average.
25.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Panitya splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married, though those in de facto relationships make up 16.7%, a figure well above the national 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Panitya, Married is the majority at 82%; Never married is next at 11%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Panitya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22030/panitya/topic/demographics-identity