5,618 ▼ -43.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9,950
- 2016: 6,881
- 2021: 5,618
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Leongatha · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Leongatha
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 27% of people in Leongatha are aged 65 or older, a figure far above the national average. The town has an older population than most similar areas, with the typical resident now 45 years old. While the population has shrunk by 44% since 2011, it remains larger than about 88% of areas at its level.
5,618
▼ -43.5%
- 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 Leongatha — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the state and national figures. The total population fell to 5,618 people by 2021, losing about 4,332 people since the last census.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 27.5% of the community, a share that rose 11 points since 2011 and is far above the Victorian average of 16.8%. In contrast, children under 15 make up 18.4% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
27.5% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Leongatha splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 0.8% of the population, which is among the lowest for its level and fell slightly since 2011. Almost half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships account for 10.9%, a figure much lower than most similar areas.
0.8% ▼ -59.6%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Leongatha, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Leongatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214015/leongatha/topic/demographics-identity