515 ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 615
- 2016: 568
- 2021: 515
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shoreham · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Shoreham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Shoreham (L) is now 60 years old, which is 15 years older than the usual age recorded in 2011. This shift highlights a rapidly ageing population, where nearly 39% of the area is now made up of seniors. The total population has also dropped by about 100 people over the last decade.
515
▼ -16.3%
- 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 Shoreham — lower than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Shoreham (L) shrank by 16% since 2011 to 515 people. Residents are far older than those in the rest of the state and country, with a typical age of 60.
60 yrs ▲ +33.3%
Older than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 38.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average and 12 points higher than in 2011. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas.
38.6% ▲ +46.7%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Shoreham, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in other areas at 17.3%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is among the lowest at this level, sitting at 0.0%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.3% ▲ +85.2%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Shoreham, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Shoreham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221065/shoreham/topic/demographics-identity