Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Strathbogie, where 40.7% of the 351 residents fall into this bracket. This is a notably mature community with a typical resident aged 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
The population has grown to 351 people, making it larger than about 63% of similar areas. The typical person here is 57, which is far older than the average person in Victoria or across Australia.
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 31.9% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This trend is mirrored by the low number of children under 15, who make up just 12% of the population.
About 14.7% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia. Those who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 1.1% of the population, which is about the same as the state average.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Strathbogie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22372/strathbogie/topic/demographics-identity