184 ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 290
- 2016: 179
- 2021: 184
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Vectis · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Vectis
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors than most similar areas make Vectis a relatively young place for its size. The total population is 184 people, with a typical resident aged 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
184
▼ -36.6%
- 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 Vectis — higher than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Vectis has a total population of 184, making it larger than about 53% of areas at this level.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of children under 15 at 20.7%, while the 9.8% of people aged 65 and over is well below the Victorian figure of 16.8%.
9.8% ▼ -47.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.7% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Vectis, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most people are married (60.4%), and those in de facto relationships make up 11.9%, about the same as the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +84.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Vectis, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Vectis
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Vectis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22624/vectis/topic/demographics-identity