679 ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 434
- 2016: 608
- 2021: 679
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shoreham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Shoreham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Shoreham is now 61, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. This ageing trend is a key feature of the community, where the population has grown to 679 people. The area is now far older than the national average by 23 years.
679
▲ +56.5%
- 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 Shoreham — higher than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Shoreham has a total population of 679 people, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. The typical age here is 61, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38.
61 yrs ▲ +15.1%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is heavily weighted towards seniors, who make up 40.8% of the population—a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 11.6%.
40.8% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Shoreham, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a rate lower than most other areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +82.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Shoreham, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Shoreham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22279/shoreham/topic/demographics-identity