127 ▼ -71.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 444
- 2016: 121
- 2021: 127
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Swan Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Swan Marsh
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Swan Marsh is 45 years old, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia. This small community of 127 people is smaller than about 54% of similar areas, with a population profile that leans heavily toward older adults.
127
▼ -71.4%
- 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 Swan Marsh — lower than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 127 people. The typical resident is 45, which is 7 years older than the national and state figures.
45 yrs ▲ +15.4%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
People aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 37%. Children under 15 (11%) and seniors over 65 (10.2%) are both well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
10.2% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.0% ▼ -53.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Swan Marsh, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Youth (15–24) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of the residents are married, while 11.6% are in de facto relationships, which is about the same as the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Swan Marsh, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Swan Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22408/swan-marsh/topic/demographics-identity