22,035 ▼ -48.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42,741
- 2016: 25,485
- 2021: 22,035
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads is 44, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia. The population now totals 22,035 people, though this is a significant drop from the 42,741 recorded in 2011.
22,035
▼ -48.4%
- 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 Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The community has aged by 8 years since 2011. The current typical age of 44 is noticeably older than the state and national figure of 38.
44 yrs ▲ +22.2%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 22.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 are a little more common here than in most areas, accounting for 20% of residents.
22.5% ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.6% of the population, which is among the lowest for similar areas. Most residents are married, representing 55.5% of the community.
0.6% ▼ -85.0%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212004/ocean-grove-barwon-heads/topic/demographics-identity