243 ▼ -38.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 392
- 2016: 191
- 2021: 243
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
The Gurdies · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in The Gurdies
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in The Gurdies is 57 years old, making this area far older than the national figure. With 243 people living here, it is a small community where seniors make up over a third of the population.
243
▼ -38.0%
- 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 The Gurdies — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age for a resident here is 57, which is 19 years older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
57 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 34.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas, at just 9.9%.
34.6% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →The Gurdies splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the community, which is well above the Victorian figure. No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate lower than most areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In The Gurdies, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (16%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in The Gurdies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22498/the-gurdies/topic/demographics-identity