14,764 ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10,927
- 2016: 11,887
- 2021: 14,764
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Drouin · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Drouin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 14,700 people live in Drouin, making it one of the largest towns of its kind in the region. The area is growing quickly and has become notably younger over the last decade, with the typical resident now aged 39.
14,764
▲ +35.1%
- 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 Drouin — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 35% since 2011, adding about 3,837 people. This growth coincides with a shift in age, as the typical resident is now 4 years younger than they were in 2011.
39 yrs ▼ -9.3%
Younger than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
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 20.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. At the other end of the scale, those aged 65 and over make up 21.4%, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
21.4% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Drouin splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure and has risen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
1.9% ▲ +136.6%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +70.8%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Drouin, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Drouin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213004/drouin/topic/demographics-identity