904 ▲ +53.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 589
- 2016: 944
- 2021: 904
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Venus Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Venus Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Venus Bay is now 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap helps explain why the area has such a high proportion of seniors compared to most other places. It is a small community of 904 people with a distinct demographic profile.
904
▲ +53.5%
- 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 Venus Bay — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 58 years old, which is far older than both the Victorian and Australian averages. Venus Bay is larger than about 73% of similar areas.
58 yrs ▲ +7.4%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 58 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 34.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This contrasts with children under 15, who represent just 9.3% of residents, which is well below the Victorian and Australian figures.
34.2% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.3% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Venus Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 16.1% of the population, which is well above the national average. About 1.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria.
1.1% ▲ +62.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.1% ▲ +52.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Venus Bay, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (29%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Venus Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22626/venus-bay/topic/demographics-identity