3,092 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,983
- 2016: 3,000
- 2021: 3,092
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Spring Gully · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Spring Gully
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seven years older than the state and national average is the typical resident in Spring Gully. This area is home to 3,092 people and has a noticeably older population than the rest of Victoria. This trend is driven by a high proportion of seniors, who make up nearly a quarter of the community.
3,092
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Spring Gully — higher than 84% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 45 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. With 3,092 residents, the population is larger than about 85% of similar areas.
45 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniiors aged 65 and over make up 23.5% of the population, a figure well above the 16.8% seen across Victoria. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.5%, which is about the same as the national average.
23.5% ▲ +36.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Spring Gully splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is around the middle for similar areas. Regarding relationships, 47.3% of people are married, while those in de facto partnerships (10.2%) are slightly lower than the national figure.
1.9% ▲ +127.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +57.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Spring Gully, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Spring Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22320/spring-gully/topic/demographics-identity