443 ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 374
- 2016: 436
- 2021: 443
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ravenswood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ravenswood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ravenswood is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is shaped by a high number of seniors and a small population of children.
443
▲ +18.4%
- 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 Ravenswood — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 443 people. This is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +6.4%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 23.7% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why the area is older, as children under 15 make up only 13.8% of residents.
23.7% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ravenswood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married at 59.1%, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than in most areas at 7.3%. About 0.7% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
0.7% ▲ —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ravenswood, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Ravenswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22142/ravenswood/topic/demographics-identity