660 ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 500
- 2016: 837
- 2021: 660
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nichols Point · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Nichols Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A massive shift toward young families defines daily life in Nichols Point, where the typical resident is now just 36. The population grew by 32% since 2011, and the area has become much younger as the proportion of children under 15 climbed to nearly 30%. This makes the neighbourhood far more child-heavy than the state or national average.
660
▲ +32.0%
- 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 Nichols Point — lower than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew from 500 to 660 people between 2011 and 2021. During this time, the typical age dropped sharply by 23 years, from 59 down to 36.
36 yrs ▼ -39.0%
Younger than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 29.4% of the population, a figure far above the 18% seen across Victoria. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over have fallen to just 8.9%, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
8.9% ▼ -76.4%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.4% ▲ +232.0%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nichols Point splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 67.6%, though those in de facto relationships are well below the national average at 7.6%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.7% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.7% ▲ —
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nichols Point, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Nichols Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221055/nichols-point/topic/demographics-identity