167 ▼ -39.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 275
- 2016: 151
- 2021: 167
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Paraparap · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Paraparap
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 167 people in Paraparap are married. This small community is noticeably older than the state and national averages, with a typical resident aged 44. It is a place where families are common, as the number of children is well above the national figure.
167
▼ -39.3%
- 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 Paraparap — higher than 50% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 167 is larger than about 51% of similar areas. Residents are generally older than those in the rest of the country, with a typical age of 44 years.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 24% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most other areas, at just 12.6%.
12.6% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.0% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Paraparap, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 12.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the Victorian average. There is no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander population recorded here, a figure well below the national average of 3.2%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Paraparap, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Paraparap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22035/paraparap/topic/demographics-identity