220 ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 179
- 2016: 209
- 2021: 220
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Welshpool · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Port Welshpool
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of all residents in Port Welshpool are aged 65 or over, making it a far older community than the national average. The typical person here is 62 years old, which is 24 years older than the typical Victorian. This small population of 220 people is primarily made up of seniors and older adults.
220
▲ +22.9%
- 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 Welshpool — higher than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Port Welshpool is 62, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38. The total population is 220 people.
62 yrs ▲ +1.6%
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61 yrs
- 2016: 61 yrs
- 2021: 62 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 45.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 6.4%.
45.9% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.4% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Port Welshpool, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the community, which is well above the Victorian average. About 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
2.3% ▲ —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Port Welshpool, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (23%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Welshpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22108/port-welshpool/topic/demographics-identity