10,450 ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13,339
- 2016: 18,205
- 2021: 10,450
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Portland · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Portland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Portland is far older than the national figure, with the average age sitting at 47 years. This shift is part of a broader change in the area, which has seen its population shrink by about 2,889 people since 2011.
10,450
▼ -21.7%
- 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 Portland — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Portland is one of the largest areas at this level with 10,450 residents. The community has aged significantly, with the typical resident now 10 years older than they were in 2011.
47 yrs ▲ +27.0%
Older than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a much older profile than the state, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 25% of the population. This rise in older residents is matched by a fall in children under 15, who now make up 15.8% of the community.
25.0% ▲ +120.8%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Portland splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.1% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian figure. Most people are either married (42.9%) or have never been married (34.4%).
3.1% ▲ +499.2%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 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 43%, 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).
More for Portland
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/ucl/UCL213012/portland/topic/demographics-identity