44 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56
- 2021: 44
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rubicon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rubicon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rubicon is 55 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a very distinct age gap compared to the rest of the country. While seniors are common here, there are no children under 15 living in the area.
44
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- 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 Rubicon — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Rubicon is a small community of just 44 people, making it smaller than about 74% of similar areas.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily weighted toward older adults, with 27.3% aged 65 and over, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This is consistent with the fact that there are no children under 15, a figure far below the national average.
27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rubicon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 42.9%, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
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.
42.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rubicon, Never married is the majority at 54%; Married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Rubicon
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rubicon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22209/rubicon/topic/demographics-identity