60,218 ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56,435
- 2016: 56,943
- 2021: 60,218
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) is 47, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This is a region where one in four people is now aged 65 or over. The population has grown by 6.7% since 2011 to reach 60,218 people.
60,218
▲ +6.7%
- 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 South (Eastern Victoria) — higher than 57% of areas.
| Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) | 60,218 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age of residents here is among the highest for similar areas, and has ticked up by one year since 2011. The total population grew by about 3,783 people over the last decade.
47 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This area has a much older profile than the rest of the state, with 25% of people aged 65 and over, which is well above the 16.8% seen in Victoria. Meanwhile, the proportion of children under 15 has fallen to 16.5%, a figure a little below the national average.
25.0% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 12.7% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 1.7% of the area, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.7% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (31%) 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 South (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23602/gippsland-south/topic/demographics-identity