11,230 ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 16,674
- 2016: 10,800
- 2021: 11,230
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Portland · Urban Area
Demographics & Identity in Portland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Portland, where the typical resident is 47. This aging trend is clear, with a significant rise in seniors and a shrinking total population that has fallen by 33% since 2011 to 11,230 people.
11,230
▼ -32.6%
- 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 Portland — lower than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 47, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian figure of 38. This age has climbed by 6 years since 2011, during which time the total population shrank by about 5,444 people.
47 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 41 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.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 (15.7%) than most other areas.
24.8% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Portland 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 3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Meanwhile, de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, now making up 13.6% of couples.
3.0% ▲ +108.9%
Lower than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 74% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Portland, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (34%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2014/portland/topic/demographics-identity