1,129 ▼ -44.8%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,045
- 2016: 2,290
- 2021: 1,129
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Avoca · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Avoca
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Avoca is now 51, making the area far older than the national figure. This aging trend is a key story for the town, where a third of the population is now aged 65 or over. While the community has grown older, the total population has fallen sharply over the last decade.
1,129
▼ -44.8%
- 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 Avoca — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by 45% since 2011, falling from 2,045 to 1,129 people. This decline coincides with a significant shift in age, as the typical resident is now 10 years older than they were in 2011.
51 yrs ▲ +24.4%
Older than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 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 aged 65 and over make up 33.7% of the community, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This reflects a sharp rise of 15 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 has fallen to 16.5%.
33.7% ▲ +83.1%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Avoca, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (42.6%), though those in de facto relationships make up 14.1%, which is a little above the Victorian figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent represent 1.6% of the population.
1.6% ▲ +54.9%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Avoca, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215005/avoca/topic/demographics-identity