403 ▲ +63.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 247
- 2016: 293
- 2021: 403
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Albert · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Port Albert
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Port Albert is now 59, making the area far older than the national figure. With a population of 403 people, this community is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children.
403
▲ +63.2%
- 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 Port Albert — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 59 is among the highest for similar areas, which is far older than the Victorian and national average of 38.
59 yrs ▲ +3.5%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 35.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 11.2%.
35.2% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.2% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Port Albert splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of Victoria, at 21.6%. Around 2.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average.
2.5% ▲ —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.6% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Port Albert, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Port Albert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22103/port-albert/topic/demographics-identity