1,024 ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 953
- 2016: 941
- 2021: 1,024
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Porepunkah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Porepunkah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Porepunkah is 46, making the area far older than the Victorian and national figures of 38. This age gap is reflected in the local population, where over one-fifth of people are seniors.
1,024
▲ +7.5%
- 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 Porepunkah — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Porepunkah has 1,024 residents, which is larger than about 74% of similar areas.
46 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 21.5% of the population, a figure well above the state and national levels. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 30.3%, while children under 15 are slightly fewer than the national average at 16.8%.
21.5% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Porepunkah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents are married, though de facto relationships are more common here than in most other areas at 14%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.9% of the population, which is lower than most areas.
0.9% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Porepunkah, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Porepunkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22102/porepunkah/topic/demographics-identity