1,022 ▼ -65.7%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,976
- 2016: 3,029
- 2021: 1,022
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ouyen · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Ouyen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than usual defines daily life in Ouyen, where the typical resident is now 52. This aging trend is striking, as the typical age has climbed by 14 years since 2011 while the total population shrank by 66% to 1,022 people.
1,022
▼ -65.7%
- 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 Ouyen — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is far older than the national figure of 38, with a typical age of 52. This reflects a significant shift over the last decade, as the community has aged by 14 years since 2011.
52 yrs ▲ +36.8%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 34.3% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This coincides with a sharp drop in children under 15, who now make up just 12.2% of the area, down 10 points since 2011.
34.3% ▲ +322.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.2% ▼ -45.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ouyen, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most similar areas. Regarding relationships, 44.6% of people are married, while 11.4% are in a de facto partnership, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
1.7% ▲ +209.6%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ouyen, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (31%) and Widowed (12%).
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 Ouyen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215067/ouyen/topic/demographics-identity