708 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 671
- 2016: 625
- 2021: 708
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Portland North · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Portland North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than the state and national average, Portland North is a community where the typical resident is 46. It has a population of 708 people, making it larger than about 71% of similar areas.
708
▲ +5.5%
- 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 Portland North — higher than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 46, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 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 23.4% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This explains the older age profile, while children under 15 are slightly less common at 16.0%.
23.4% ▲ +107.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Portland North splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.8% of residents are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian figure. Additionally, people in de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas.
2.8% ▲ +170.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Portland North, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 31%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Portland North
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Portland North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22111/portland-north/topic/demographics-identity