886 ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,128
- 2016: 1,426
- 2021: 886
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clunes · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Clunes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Clunes is 53, making the area far older than the national average. This shift is part of a broader trend where the population has aged significantly while the total number of people shrank by 21% since 2011.
886
▼ -21.5%
- 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 Clunes — higher than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 886 people is larger than about 53% of similar areas, though it has lost roughly 242 residents over the last decade.
53 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors make up over 60% of the community, with those aged 65 and over reaching 28.4%. This is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%, while children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.1%.
28.4% ▲ +67.2%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Clunes splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.2%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population rose to 2.6% by 2021.
2.6% ▲ +877.8%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▲ +73.3%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Clunes splits fairly evenly between Married (37%) and Never married (34%), with Divorced at 16%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Clunes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221019/clunes/topic/demographics-identity