18 —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10
- 2021: 18
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
The Cove · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in The Cove
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in The Cove is 61, making it far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated area has only 18 people living here.
18
—
- 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 The Cove — lower than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 61 is among the highest for similar areas, which is 23 years older than the typical Victorian or Australian. This small population of 18 is smaller than about 86% of other areas at this level.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The most common age structure is Seniors (65+) at 28%, ahead of Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Age structure
View on map →In The Cove, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 42%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The most common marital status is Married at 61%, ahead of Never married (22%).
Marital status
View on map →In The Cove, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 The Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22497/the-cove/topic/demographics-identity