725 ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 887
- 2016: 927
- 2021: 725
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eildon · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Eildon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Eildon is now 55, making the area far older than the national figure. The population has aged significantly over the last decade, while the total number of people living here shrank by 18% since 2011.
725
▼ -18.3%
- 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 Eildon — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population fell to 725 people in 2021. This is smaller than about 53% of similar areas, and the typical age has climbed 11 years since 2011.
55 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Older than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Eildon has a very top-heavy age profile, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 31.2% of the population. This is far above the state and national figures, while children under 15 have fallen to just 10.9%.
31.2% ▲ +136.3%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Eildon splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.6% of the population, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
2.6% ▲ +673.1%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Eildon splits fairly evenly between Married (37%) and Never married (32%), with Divorced at 15%.
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 Eildon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221026/eildon/topic/demographics-identity