1,226 ▼ -65.6%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,567
- 2016: 1,188
- 2021: 1,226
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gembrook · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Gembrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking population and a shift toward younger families define the current feel of Gembrook. The area has seen a sharp decline in total residents since 2011, yet it now has a much higher proportion of children than most similar places. This shift has brought the typical age down to 41 years.
1,226
▼ -65.6%
- 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 Gembrook — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of Gembrook shrank by 66% since 2011, falling from 3,567 to 1,226 people. Despite this loss, the typical resident is now 5 years younger than they were in 2011, though they remain noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
41 yrs ▼ -10.9%
Younger than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.1% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 18%. This helps explain why the area is younger than it used to be, as the proportion of seniors fell by 10 percentage points since 2011 to 16.4%.
16.4% ▼ -38.6%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.1% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gembrook, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.5% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most similar areas. Marriage is common here at 48.4%, while the share of people in de facto relationships rose 6.3 percentage points since 2011 to 13.5%.
1.5% ▼ -40.5%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +87.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gembrook, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Gembrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215036/gembrook/topic/demographics-identity