180,239 —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Geelong · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Geelong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer residents are aged 65 and over in Geelong than in most similar areas. This is one of the largest populations at this level, with a typical resident aged 37, making the area a little younger than the state and national figures.
180,239
—
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Geelong — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Geelong is among the largest areas at this level with 180,239 people. Residents are slightly younger than the national typical age of 38.
37 yrs —
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 17.6% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Young adults aged 25 to 44 are the largest group at 28.8%.
17.6% —
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% —
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Geelong, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 29%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of people are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most areas. De facto relationships are slightly more common here at 12.5% compared to the state figure of 11.2%.
1.4% —
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Geelong splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Geelong
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL203003/geelong/topic/demographics-identity