365 ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 330
- 2016: 352
- 2021: 365
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pioneer Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pioneer Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Pioneer Bay has grown to 365 people, with a population that is noticeably older than the national figure. The area has a striking number of people in de facto relationships, reaching 24%, which is far above the Victorian average.
365
▲ +10.6%
- 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 Pioneer Bay — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia by three years.
41 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 24.4% of the population, a figure well above the state and national averages. In contrast, children under 15 account for 18.4%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
24.4% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Pioneer Bay splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A high 24% of residents are in de facto relationships, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. About 1.1% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.1% ▲ —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.0% ▲ +56.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pioneer Bay, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (24%) and Divorced (21%).
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 Pioneer Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22077/pioneer-bay/topic/demographics-identity