56 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72
- 2021: 56
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Marion Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Marion Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Marion Bay is 53, making this area far older than most other parts of the state. With only 56 people living here, it is a sparsely populated place where seniors make up a third of the population.
56
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- 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 Marion Bay — lower than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 56 people living in the area. Residents are far older than those in the rest of Australia, with a typical age of 53.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 33.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are very rare here, making up only 5.4% of residents.
33.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.4% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Marion Bay, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Youth (15–24) (8%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships account for 20.5% of the population, which is well above the state average. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Marion Bay, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (17%) and Widowed (17%).
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 Marion Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60384/marion-bay/topic/demographics-identity