227 ▼ -55.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 512
- 2016: 207
- 2021: 227
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Swanpool · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Swanpool
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Swanpool is 54 years old, making it far older than most other areas. The community is sparsely populated with 227 people, and it is heavily weighted towards seniors and older adults.
227
▼ -55.7%
- 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 Swanpool — higher than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 54 is far older than the national figure of 38. Swanpool has a total population of 227 people, which is larger than about 57% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +10.2%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
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 33.0% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 8.8%.
33.0% ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.8% ▼ -41.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Swanpool splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 21.3%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.3% ▲ +80.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Swanpool, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Swanpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22410/swanpool/topic/demographics-identity