356 ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 362
- 2016: 322
- 2021: 356
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pomonal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pomonal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Pomonal is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap defines the area, where a quarter of the 356 residents are seniors, creating a population profile that is much older than most similar places.
356
▼ -1.7%
- 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 Pomonal — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 356 people, Pomonal is larger than about 63% of areas at this level. The population is far older than both the state and national averages, with a typical age 13 years higher than the usual 38.
51 yrs ▼ -8.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56 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 25% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at 13.2%.
25.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pomonal, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of residents are married and 14% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the national average. People identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.8% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
0.8% ▼ -48.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +100.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pomonal, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Pomonal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22094/pomonal/topic/demographics-identity