77,157 ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56,175
- 2016: 66,601
- 2021: 77,157
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Narracan (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Narracan (Eastern Victoria)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Narracan is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is clear across the area, where the population has grown by 37% since 2011 to reach 77,157 people.
77,157
▲ +37.4%
- 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 Narracan (Eastern Victoria) — higher than 78% of areas.
| Narracan (Eastern Victoria) | 77,157 |
|---|---|
| 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 grown significantly, adding about 20,982 people since 2011. The typical person here is now 4.0 years older than they were in 2011.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Older than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.4% of the area, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This group has grown by 7.0 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell slightly to 18.7%.
21.4% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Narracan (Eastern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.5% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Nearly half of the residents are married, and those in de facto relationships rose slightly to 12.6%.
1.5% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Narracan (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Narracan (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25802/narracan/topic/demographics-identity