88 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 82
- 2021: 88
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Poowong East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Poowong East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Poowong East has a typical resident aged 49. This sparsely populated place has just 88 people, though a surprisingly high number of residents live in de facto relationships.
88
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- 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 Poowong East — lower than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38. The total population is 88 people.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.0%, a rate about the same as the rest of the state.
17.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Poowong East splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 31.0%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Poowong East splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 7%.
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 Poowong East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22099/poowong-east/topic/demographics-identity