1,705 ▲ +69.1%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,008
- 2016: 4,866
- 2021: 1,705
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Koroit · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Koroit
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Roughly half of the people in Koroit are married, reflecting a community that has grown significantly in recent years. The population jumped by 69% since 2011 to reach ,1705 residents. It is a place where families are common, with more children under 15 than in most similar areas.
1,705
▲ +69.1%
- 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 Koroit — higher than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 697 people since 2011, making Koroit larger than about 69% of similar areas. The typical resident is now 40, which is 8 years older than the typical person living here in 2011.
40 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 20.8% of the area, which is a little above the national figure. At the same time, the number of seniors aged 65 and over rose 9.5 points since 2011 to reach 20.2%, well above the Victorian average.
20.2% ▲ +88.1%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Koroit splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. About 3.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that rose 2.0 points since 2011.
3.1% ▲ +183.7%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Koroit, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Koroit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215044/koroit/topic/demographics-identity