50 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 50
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Purnim West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Purnim West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher share of children under 15 live in Purnim West than in the rest of Victoria. This sparsely populated area has just 50 residents, with a typical age of 42 years.
50
—
- 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 West — lower than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figure of 38 years.
42 yrs —
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 28% of the population, which is far above the Victorian average of 18%. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over account for 18%, which is about the same as the national figure.
18.0% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Purnim West splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (31%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are well above the national and state averages at 14.8%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents here, a figure well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Purnim West, Married is the majority at 76%; Divorced is next at 15%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22128/purnim-west/topic/demographics-identity