102 —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59
- 2021: 102
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Reefton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Reefton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A huge gap in the number of children marks the identity of Reefton, where 25.5% of the population are under 15. This is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. While the total population is small at 102 people, the area is notably younger in its age structure than most similar places.
102
—
- 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 Reefton — lower than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area slightly older than the state and country averages.
40 yrs —
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 25.5% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors is far below the national figure, at just 6.9%.
6.9% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Reefton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are common here, with 24.5% of people in this arrangement, which is far above the Victorian average of 11.2%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
24.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Reefton, Never married is the majority at 53%; Married is next at 38%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Reefton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Reefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22159/reefton/topic/demographics-identity