110 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 141
- 2021: 110
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
The Sisters · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in The Sisters
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors than the state average live in The Sisters, where the population is smaller than most similar areas. With a typical resident aged 43, the community is noticeably older than the national average of 38.
110
—
- 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 Sisters — lower than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 110 people, which is smaller than about 57% of similar areas. The typical resident is 43, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are well below the state and national averages at just 11.8%.
11.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →The Sisters splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. There are also no people in de facto relationships, a result far below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In The Sisters, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Sisters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22502/the-sisters/topic/demographics-identity