628 ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,004
- 2016: 686
- 2021: 628
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Birregurra · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Birregurra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population drop of 37% since 2011 has seen Birregurra shrink to 628 people. While the typical resident is now 42, the area is noticeably older than the national and state figures. This shift is accompanied by a growing number of children and a high proportion of couples in de facto relationships.
628
▼ -37.5%
- 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 Birregurra — lower than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This is a significant shift from 2011, when the typical age was 52.
42 yrs ▼ -19.2%
Younger than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 20.2% of the population, a little above the national figure and up from 15.5% in 2011. Seniors aged 65 and over are also well above the national average at 21.5%, though this fell 7.7 percentage points since the last census.
21.5% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Birregurra splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 16.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Around 2.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average.
2.4% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% ▲ +73.7%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Birregurra, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) 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 Birregurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221006/birregurra/topic/demographics-identity