609 ▼ -34.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 927
- 2016: 586
- 2021: 609
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Skipton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Skipton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Skipton is far older than the national figure, with an average age of 53. This makes the town significantly older than most similar areas. The population totals 609 people, which is larger than about 69% of areas at this level.
609
▼ -34.3%
- 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 Skipton — higher than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 53 is far older than the Victorian and Australian averages of 38. This age gap is 15 years higher than the state and national figures.
53 yrs ▲ +10.4%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 skewed towards older residents, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 25.8% of the population. This is well above the 16.8% seen in Victoria, while children under 15 are well below the state average at 13.8%.
25.8% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Skipton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Marital status is varied, with 35.2% of people married and 33.7% who have never been married.
2.0% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +62.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Skipton splits fairly evenly between Married (35%) and Never married (34%), with Divorced at 14%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Skipton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Skipton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22290/skipton/topic/demographics-identity