1,411 ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,381
- 2016: 1,335
- 2021: 1,411
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rushworth · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rushworth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines Rushworth, where the typical resident is now 56 years old. This is significantly higher than the national figure of 38. The area is largely made up of older adults and seniors, who together comprise about 65% of the total 1,411 residents.
1,411
▲ +2.2%
- 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 Rushworth — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Rushworth is 56, which is far older than the average person in Victoria or Australia. With 1,411 people, it is larger than about 77% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 32.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 12.7%.
32.3% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.7% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rushworth splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 11.5% of the population, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
3.1% ▲ +514.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rushworth, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (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 Rushworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22215/rushworth/topic/demographics-identity