936 ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,084
- 2016: 874
- 2021: 936
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Violet Town · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Violet Town
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Violet Town is far older than those in most other similar areas. The town has a population of 936 people, but the age profile is heavily skewed toward seniors, who make up over a third of the community.
936
▼ -13.7%
- 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 Violet Town — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 57 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Violet Town much older than most similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 55 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 36.1% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average. This shift is mirrored by a low number of children under 15, who make up only 11.4% of the community.
36.1% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Violet Town splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state figure. In terms of relationships, 41.2% of people are married, while those in de facto relationships are a little below the national average at 9.5%.
2.0% ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Violet Town, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Violet Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22635/violet-town/topic/demographics-identity