8,088 ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,484
- 2016: 8,096
- 2021: 8,088
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Skye · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Skye
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Skye, where the typical person is just 36. This shift is driven by a high number of children and a small senior population, making the area stand out for its youthful profile.
8,088
▲ +8.1%
- 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 Skye — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 8,088 people, Skye is among the largest areas at this level. The typical resident is 36, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
36 yrs ▲ +16.1%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.5% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% national figure. This helps explain why the area is so young, as only 9.9% of residents are seniors, a figure well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
9.9% ▲ +62.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.5% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Skye splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More people live in de facto relationships here than in most areas, at 14.2%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.3% of the population, which is about the same as the state average.
1.3% ▲ +109.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Skye, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Skye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22291/skye/topic/demographics-identity