2,013 ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,448
- 2016: 1,592
- 2021: 2,013
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sorrento · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sorrento
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents are aged 65 or over in Sorrento, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. The typical resident is 64, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This shift toward a senior population is reflected in a very small number of children living in the area.
2,013
▲ +39.0%
- 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 Sorrento — higher than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 2,013 people, Sorrento is larger than about 80% of similar areas. The typical resident is 64, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
64 yrs ▲ +1.6%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63 yrs
- 2016: 65 yrs
- 2021: 64 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 49.6% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 8.3% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
49.6% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.3% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sorrento, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 50%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (11%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, accounting for 62.1% of the population. The proportion of people in de facto relationships is 8.9%, which is much lower than most areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.9% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sorrento, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Sorrento [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22306/sorrento/topic/demographics-identity