1,431 → 0.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,431
- 2016: 1,302
- 2021: 1,431
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Geeveston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Geeveston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong Indigenous presence defines the community of Geeveston, where 15.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is far above the national figure of 3.2%, making it one of the highest-ranking areas for this identity. The population is generally older than the Australian average and shows a high proportion of people in de facto relationships.
1,431
→ 0.0%
- 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 Geeveston — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Geeveston has 1,431 residents, making it larger than about 77% of similar areas. The typical resident is 44 years old, which is noticeably older than the Australian average of 38.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 number of both children and seniors, with 19% under 15 and 21.7% aged 65 and over. This proportion of seniors is well above the national figure of 17.2%.
21.7% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Geeveston, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Alongside its high Indigenous population, Geeveston has a much higher rate of de facto relationships than most areas, at 17.2%. About 41.5% of the population are married, while 36.7% have never been married.
15.7% ▲ +52.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Geeveston splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 12%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Geeveston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60223/geeveston/topic/demographics-identity