75 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 75
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pastoria · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pastoria
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty per cent of residents in Pastoria are aged 65 or over, a figure far above the national average. This sparsely populated area is much older than most places, with a typical resident aged around 50. It is a small community of just 75 people.
75
—
- 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 Pastoria — lower than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 50, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian, who are both 38. The total population is 75, making it smaller than about 64% of similar areas.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 population, with 40% aged 65 and over, which is among the highest for this area type. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 8% of residents, a figure far below the national average of 18.2%.
40.0% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pastoria splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Seniors (65+) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married at 65.7%, while those in de facto relationships are at 8.2%, which is well below the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pastoria, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Pastoria
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pastoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22043/pastoria/topic/demographics-identity