716,050 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 693,577
- 2016: 689,078
- 2021: 716,050
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Not in any Significant Urban Area · Urban Area
Demographics & Identity in Not in any Significant Urban Area
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 716,050 people in Not in any Significant Urban Area (Vic.) are married. This region is far older than the state and national typical age of 38, with a typical resident now aged 48. The population has grown by 3.2% since 2011, adding about 22,473 people.
716,050
▲ +3.2%
- 1,666–2,215: 1 area
- 2,215–2,944: 0 areas
- 2,944–3,914: 0 areas
- 3,914–5,203: 1 area
- 5,203–6,917: 0 areas
- 6,917–9,196: 0 areas
- 9,196–12,225: 6 areas
- 12,225–16,252: 16 areas
- 16,252–21,605: 17 areas
- 21,605–28,721: 14 areas
- 28,721–38,182: 7 areas
- 38,182–50,758: 12 areas
- 50,758–67,478: 4 areas
- 67,478–89,704: 6 areas
- 89,704–119,252: 4 areas
- 119,252–158,533: 3 areas
- 158,533–210,752: 2 areas
- 210,752–280,172: 2 areas
- 280,172–372,458: 4 areas
- 372,458–495,142: 2 areas
- 495,142–658,237: 1 area
- 658,237–875,054: 3 areas
- 875,054–1,163,289: 1 area
- 1,163,289–1,546,466: 1 area
- 1,546,466–2,055,858: 0 areas
- 2,055,858–2,733,039: 2 areas
- 2,733,039–3,633,278: 0 areas
- 3,633,278–4,830,047: 2 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 48, which is far older than the national figure and 5 years older than in 2011. This age is among the highest recorded for areas at this level.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 24.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This rise in older residents is matched by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 16.5% of the area.
24.8% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 80% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Not in any Significant Urban Area splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. People in de facto relationships make up 12.7% of the population, a figure that rose 3.0 points since 2011.
1.8% ▲ +43.6%
Lower than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/demographics-identity