312 ▲ +58.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 197
- 2016: 270
- 2021: 312
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sandy Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sandy Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sandy Point is 58 years old, making this area far older than the national figure. With a small population of 312 people, the community is heavily weighted towards seniors and older adults.
312
▲ +58.4%
- 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 Sandy Point — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 58 is among the highest for similar areas and is 20 years older than the Victorian and Australian averages.
58 yrs ▲ +7.4%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 35.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 11.2%.
35.9% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.2% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sandy Point splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (51.1%), while 12.9% are in a de facto relationship, slightly above the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +153.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sandy Point, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Sandy Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22236/sandy-point/topic/demographics-identity