1,020 ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 719
- 2016: 588
- 2021: 1,020
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Loch Sport · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Loch Sport
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An exceptionally elderly population defines Loch Sport, where the typical resident is 63 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38, marking a massive shift as the area has aged by 22 years since 2011. Nearly half of all residents are now seniors.
1,020
▲ +41.9%
- 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 Loch Sport — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 42% since 2011 to reach 1,020 people. This makes it larger than about 57% of similar areas.
63 yrs ▲ +53.7%
Older than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 63 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 46.5% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This trend is mirrored by a sharp drop in children under 15, who now make up only 4.1% of the area.
46.5% ▲ +129.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.1% ▼ -79.4%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Loch Sport, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 46%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (40%) and Young adults (25–44) (6%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. People in de facto relationships make up 6.2% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
1.8% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.2% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Loch Sport, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Divorced (21%) and Never married (17%).
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 Loch Sport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221043/loch-sport/topic/demographics-identity