12,319 ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13,691
- 2016: 11,875
- 2021: 12,319
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Leopold · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Leopold
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population drop of about 1,372 people has seen Leopold shrink by 10% since 2011. Despite this decrease, the area remains one of the largest of its kind in the region with 12,319 residents. The community is slightly older than the national average, though this has remained steady over the last decade.
12,319
▼ -10.0%
- 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 Leopold — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Leopold is 40 years old, which is a little older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This age has barely changed since 2011.
40 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 20.1% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Children under 15 account for 18.5% of residents, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
20.1% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Leopold splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships rose to 12.5% since 2011, which is a little above the state average. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population fell to 1.3%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.3% ▼ -55.9%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Leopold, the largest group is Married at 50%, 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 Leopold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213009/leopold/topic/demographics-identity