982 ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 835
- 2016: 855
- 2021: 982
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ventnor · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ventnor
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ventnor is 58 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This seaside community of 982 people is shaped by a large senior population and very few children.
982
▲ +17.6%
- 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 Ventnor — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a typical age of 58, Ventnor is among the oldest areas of its kind, sitting 20 years above both the Victorian and Australian figures.
58 yrs ▲ +13.7%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 34.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas.
34.5% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ventnor splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, with 56.7% of the population in this status. People in de facto relationships make up 10% of the community, which is a little below the national figure.
0.4% ▲ —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ventnor, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Ventnor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22625/ventnor/topic/demographics-identity