2,575 ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,093
- 2016: 2,364
- 2021: 2,575
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Plenty · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Plenty
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer than 1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, making Plenty one of the less diverse areas for this identity compared to similar places. The community is noticeably older than the state and national typicals, with a total population of 2,575 people.
2,575
▲ +23.0%
- 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 Plenty — higher than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. With 2,575 residents, Plenty is larger than about 83% of similar areas.
44 yrs ▲ +15.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A third of the population are older adults aged 45 to 64. Children under 15 make up 16.7% of residents, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 18%.
17.1% ▲ +102.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Plenty, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (17%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is the most common status here at 57%, while de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 6.1%. This is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.2% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▲ +54.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Plenty, Married is the majority at 57%; 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 Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22084/plenty/topic/demographics-identity