1,508 ▲ +118.9%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 689
- 2016: 1,005
- 2021: 1,508
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Marong · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Marong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Marong is just 30 years old, making it one of the youngest areas in the region. This shift is stark, as the population has more than doubled to 1,508 people since 2011 while the average age plummeted from 61 to 30.
1,508
▲ +118.9%
- 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 Marong — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 119% since 2011, adding about 819 people to the area. This growth has seen the typical age drop far below the national figure of 38.
30 yrs ▼ -50.8%
Younger than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 30 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 29.8% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 18%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over have fallen to just 8.6%, well below the national average.
8.6% ▼ -78.8%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.8% ▲ +376.8%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Marong, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 40%, followed by Children (0–14) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 23.6%, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. About 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is about the same as the state average.
1.9% ▲ +230.8%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.6% ▲ +426.0%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Marong, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 37%.
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 Marong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221046/marong/topic/demographics-identity