974 ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 853
- 2016: 889
- 2021: 974
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
St Andrews Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in St Andrews Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of children under 15 live in St Andrews Beach than in most other areas. This makes the community noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 44. It is a moderately sized area with 974 people.
974
▲ +14.2%
- 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 St Andrews Beach — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 44, which is noticeably older than the average across Victoria and Australia. The total population is 974 people, making it larger than about 74% of similar areas.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 22.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure. While older adults aged 45 to 64 are the biggest group at 34.1%, those aged 65 and over are a little below the national average at 15.9%.
15.9% ▲ +73.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.2% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In St Andrews Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.8%. More than half of residents are married, while 0.8% identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
0.8% ▲ +133.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In St Andrews Beach, Married is the majority at 53%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in St Andrews Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22333/st-andrews-beach/topic/demographics-identity