2,254 ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,348
- 2016: 2,288
- 2021: 2,254
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Terang · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Terang
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than most similar areas defines Terang, where the typical resident is 49. This is 11 years older than the national figure. With 2,254 people, it is larger than about 81% of similar places.
2,254
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Terang — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49, which is far older than the usual person in Victoria or across Australia.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.2% of the population, a figure far above the state average. This helps explain the overall older age profile, while children under 15 are a little below the national figure at 15.8%.
27.2% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Terang splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.2% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. Married people are the largest group at 44.6%, while those in de facto relationships are at 10.4%, slightly below the national average.
1.2% ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +52.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Terang, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Terang
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Terang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22488/terang/topic/demographics-identity