5,265 ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5,736
- 2016: 5,520
- 2021: 5,265
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff is 61, making the area far older than most other parts of Australia. This shift has been rapid, with the usual age climbing by 17 years since 2011. While the population has shrunk by about 471 people, it remains larger than 88% of similar areas.
5,265
▼ -8.2%
- 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 Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 5,265, which is larger than about 88% of areas at this level. However, the population shrank by 8.2% between 2011 and 2021.
61 yrs ▲ +38.6%
Older than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 very high proportion of seniors, with 43.4% aged 65 and over—far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the state average at 11.5%.
43.4% ▲ +100.0%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.5% ▼ -34.3%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 44%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (60.3%), while those in de facto relationships make up 9.1%, which is much lower than most areas. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander represent 0.3% of the population.
0.3% ▼ -76.1%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.1% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214017/point-lonsdale-queenscliff/topic/demographics-identity