245 ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 279
- 2016: 231
- 2021: 245
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Smeaton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Smeaton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 245 people living in Smeaton are married. This is an older community where the typical resident is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
245
▼ -12.2%
- 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 Smeaton — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Smeaton is larger than about 58% of similar areas. Its typical resident is 51, making the population far older than both Victoria and Australia.
51 yrs ▲ +4.1%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 30.6% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Children under 15 make up 17.1%, which is about the same as the state average.
30.6% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Smeaton splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.8% of the population, a little above the national figure. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the Australian average.
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.
13.8% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Smeaton, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Smeaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22293/smeaton/topic/demographics-identity