159 ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 154
- 2016: 135
- 2021: 159
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pental Island · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pental Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up the biggest group at 61.1% of the population in Pental Island. This is a small community of 159 people where the typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
159
▲ +3.2%
- 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 Pental Island — lower than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 159 people, which is larger than about half of similar areas. The typical resident's age is 42, making them noticeably older than the average person in Victoria or Australia.
42 yrs ▼ -2.3%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 22.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 also account for 20.1%, a little above the state average.
22.6% ▲ +147.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pental Island splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.4%. About 2.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average.
2.5% ▼ -67.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +166.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pental Island, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Pental Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22057/pental-island/topic/demographics-identity