1,315 ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,089
- 2016: 1,424
- 2021: 1,315
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dimboola · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Dimboola
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Dimboola is 54 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. The population has grown by 21% since 2011 to reach 1,315 people, but the community remains heavily weighted towards older age groups.
1,315
▲ +20.8%
- 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 Dimboola — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Dimboola is much older than most similar areas, with a typical age of 54. The population grew by 21% between 2011 and 2021, adding about 226 people to reach a total of 1,315.
54 yrs ▼ -1.8%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 33.5% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This explains why children under 15 are well below the national average at only 12.8%.
33.5% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dimboola, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.5% of the population, a figure that rose 2.4 points since 2011. About 43.3% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships sit at 11.0%, which is about the same as the state average.
3.5% ▲ +216.9%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dimboola, the largest group is Married at 43%, 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 Dimboola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215030/dimboola/topic/demographics-identity