677 ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 734
- 2016: 622
- 2021: 677
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Penshurst · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Penshurst
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Penshurst is 51 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. With a total population of 677 people, the town has a strong senior presence that shapes the local community.
677
▼ -7.8%
- 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 Penshurst — higher than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age of someone living in Penshurst is 51, which is 13 years older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
51 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 27% of the population, a figure well above the national average. In contrast, children under 15 account for 16.8%, which is slightly lower than the state and national figures.
27.0% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Penshurst splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5% of the population, which is well above the 1% seen across Victoria. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are slightly less common here than in the rest of the country.
5.0% ▲ +207.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Penshurst, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22056/penshurst/topic/demographics-identity