533 ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 955
- 2016: 935
- 2021: 533
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunset Strip · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Sunset Strip
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A sharp drop in the typical age to 37 marks a changing social landscape for Sunset Strip. The area has become much younger over the last decade, with children under 15 now making up nearly a quarter of the population.
533
▼ -44.2%
- 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 Sunset Strip — lower than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by 44% since 2011, falling from 955 to 533 people. Residents are now a little younger than the national and state figures of 38 years.
37 yrs ▼ -21.3%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 23.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This shift is reflected in the senior population, which fell 13 points since 2011 to just 14.8%.
14.8% ▼ -45.8%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.3% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sunset Strip, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships make up 12.8% of the area, a little above the national figure.
1.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +50.6%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sunset Strip, the largest group is Never married at 41%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Sunset Strip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221068/sunset-strip/topic/demographics-identity