713 ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 739
- 2016: 843
- 2021: 713
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Edenhope · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Edenhope
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Edenhope is 56 years old, making the town far older than most other areas. This aging trend is the central story for the town, where seniors now make up over a third of the population. The total population has also shrank by 3.5% since 2011, losing about 26 people.
713
▼ -3.5%
- 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 Edenhope — lower than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has risen slightly since 2011, while the total population fell to 713 people.
56 yrs ▲ +1.8%
Older than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 36.3% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 11.9%.
36.3% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.9% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Edenhope, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.8% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian figure. People in de facto relationships are well below the national average at 7.9%, and 42.5% of residents are married.
2.8% ▲ +196.1%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Edenhope, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Edenhope
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Edenhope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221025/edenhope/topic/demographics-identity