820 ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 587
- 2016: 743
- 2021: 820
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Snake Valley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Snake Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Snake Valley sits around the middle of similar areas for most demographic traits, though it is far older than the national average. The typical resident is 46, and the population has grown to 820 people.
820
▲ +39.7%
- 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 Snake Valley — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 46, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, where the figure is 38.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 33.5%. Children under 15 account for 16.5% of the population, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
16.8% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Snake Valley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little above the Victorian average. Nearly half the population is married, and those in de facto relationships make up 13.0%, which is a little above the national figure.
2.7% ▲ +124.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Snake Valley, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Snake Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22301/snake-valley/topic/demographics-identity