63,901 ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63,750
- 2016: 59,212
- 2021: 63,901
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the people in Gippsland East are married, and the area is far older than most of the country. The typical resident is now 50, which is 12 years older than the national figure. This shift is striking, as the typical age has climbed by 12 years since 2011.
63,901
▲ +0.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) — higher than 62% of areas.
| Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) | 63,901 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has barely changed since 2011 and now stands at 63,901 people. This is larger than about 61% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +31.6%
Older than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 29% of the population, far above the 17.2% national figure. This rise in older residents is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 15.8% of the area.
29.0% ▲ +151.6%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 1.0%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 13.1%.
3.0% ▲ +488.6%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23502/gippsland-east/topic/demographics-identity