292 ▼ -35.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 454
- 2016: 270
- 2021: 292
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Purnim · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Purnim
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Larger than about 60% of similar areas, Purnim is a community of 292 people. The area has a notably older feel than the state or national average, with a typical resident aged 43.
292
▼ -35.7%
- 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 Purnim — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 292. Residents here are noticeably older than the same-age groups in Victoria and Australia, where the typical age is 38.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age structure is led by older adults aged 45 to 64, who make up 30.5% of the population. While children under 15 account for 17.5%, those aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at 14.0%.
14.0% ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Purnim splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.5%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 1.7% of the population are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
1.7% ▲ +94.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▲ +177.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Purnim, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Purnim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22127/purnim/topic/demographics-identity