503 ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 338
- 2016: 427
- 2021: 503
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunset Strip · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sunset Strip
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of children than most similar areas defines Sunset Strip, where 24.1% of the 503 residents are under 15. This creates a family-heavy profile that stands out compared to other small localities. The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
503
▲ +48.8%
- 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 Sunset Strip — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 503 people, making it larger than about 67% of similar areas. The typical age is 38 years, which is much lower than most areas at this level.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 24.1% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 18.0%. This explains the youthfulness of the area, while seniors aged 65 and over are less common here than in most similar places.
16.3% ▲ +78.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.1% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sunset Strip splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are a little more common than the national figure, at 13.5%. Around 42.6% of residents have never married, and 2.0% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
2.0% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sunset Strip, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (32%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Sunset Strip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22394/sunset-strip/topic/demographics-identity