1,491 ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,094
- 2016: 1,366
- 2021: 1,491
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Apollo Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Apollo Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 30% of people in Apollo Bay are seniors aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area much older than most, with a typical resident now aged 51. The population has also grown significantly, adding about 397 people since 2011.
1,491
▲ +36.3%
- 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 Apollo Bay — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 36% since 2011 to reach 1,491 people. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state, with the typical age rising by 4 years over the last decade to 51.
51 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 29% of the community, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This shift towards an older population is reflected in the number of children under 15, which is well below the state and national figures at 13.4%.
29.0% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Apollo Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Regarding relationships, 42.6% of people are married and 13.3% are in a de facto relationship.
1.6% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Apollo Bay, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (35%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Apollo Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215004/apollo-bay/topic/demographics-identity