6,527 ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7,174
- 2016: 7,496
- 2021: 6,527
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lakes Entrance · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Lakes Entrance
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Lakes Entrance, where the typical resident is 55. This shift is clear in the data, as the area has aged by seven years since 2011. While the total population has shrunk to 6,527 people, the community is now heavily weighted toward seniors.
6,527
▼ -9.0%
- 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 Lakes Entrance — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lakes Entrance is much older than most areas, with a typical age of 55 compared to the national figure of 38. This reflects a growing trend, as the population shrank by 9% to 6,527 people since 2011.
55 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 36.3% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the national average at 14.2%.
36.3% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lakes Entrance, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 36%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 3.7% of the population, a figure that rose from 1.1% in 2011. Those in de facto relationships account for 10.7%, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.7% ▲ +236.6%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lakes Entrance, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lakes Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214014/lakes-entrance/topic/demographics-identity