4,520 ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,123
- 2016: 4,233
- 2021: 4,520
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Victor Harbor · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Victor Harbor
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Victor Harbor is 59, making the community far older than both the state and national figures. With over 40% of the population aged 65 and over, it is one of the oldest areas of its kind in the country.
4,520
▲ +9.6%
- 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 Victor Harbor — higher than 86% of areas.
| Victor Harbor | 4,520 |
|---|---|
| 5211, SA | 16,845 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 4,520, which is larger than about 89% of similar areas. This population is far older than the Australian typical age of 38.
59 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 40.7% of the area, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 11.9% compared to 18.2% across Australia.
40.7% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.9% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Victor Harbor, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.6% of the population, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. Marital status is varied, with 45.5% of residents being married and 10.7% widowed.
1.6% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.2% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Victor Harbor, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (25%) 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 Victor Harbor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41505/victor-harbor/topic/demographics-identity