294 ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 268
- 2016: 265
- 2021: 294
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sherbrooke · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sherbrooke
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sherbrooke is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 47. This makes the area much older than most other parts of the state and country. The local population is small, totaling 294 people.
294
▲ +9.7%
- 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 Sherbrooke — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 47 is far older than the Victoria and Australia figure of 38. This population of 294 is larger than about 61% of similar areas.
47 yrs ▼ -2.1%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 23.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.3%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
23.5% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sherbrooke, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (54.8%) or have never married (30.5%). No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sherbrooke, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Sherbrooke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22278/sherbrooke/topic/demographics-identity