188 ▼ -39.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 312
- 2016: 170
- 2021: 188
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Parwan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Parwan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population now defines Parwan, where the typical resident is 50 years old. This is 12 years older than the national figure. The area is sparsely populated with only 188 people living across its 78.3 square kilometres.
188
▼ -39.7%
- 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 Parwan — higher than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 188, which is larger than about 54% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in Victoria or the rest of Australia.
50 yrs ▲ +4.2%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 25.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has fewer children under 15 than most other places.
25.5% ▲ +84.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Parwan, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up only 8.0%, which is well below the national figure. About 1.6% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.6% ▲ +66.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.0% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Parwan, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Parwan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22039/parwan/topic/demographics-identity