762 ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 715
- 2016: 626
- 2021: 762
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Boga · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Lake Boga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than the state average defines daily life in Lake Boga, where the typical resident is 46 years old. The area has seen a significant shift toward an older demographic, with the number of seniors increasing sharply over the last decade.
762
▲ +6.6%
- 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 Lake Boga — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 6.6% since 2011, reaching 762 people. This group is far older than the national typical age of 38, having aged by 7 years since the last census.
46 yrs ▲ +17.9%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 now make up 24.4% of the area, a figure well above the national average. This increase of 15 percentage points since 2011 is consistent with a drop in children under 15, who now make up 15.6% of the population.
24.4% ▲ +168.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lake Boga splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average. Most residents are married (52.4%), while those in de facto relationships (9.9%) are much lower than in most similar areas.
3.0% ▲ +622.4%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Boga, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Lake Boga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221039/lake-boga/topic/demographics-identity