826 ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 686
- 2016: 684
- 2021: 826
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ventnor · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Ventnor
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ventnor is 59 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. The population grew by 20% since 2011 to reach 826 people, but the community has become notably older over that decade.
826
▲ +20.4%
- 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 Ventnor — higher than 50% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is among the highest for similar areas, rising 7 years since 2011 to reach 59 years.
59 yrs ▲ +13.5%
Older than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 35.6% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is well below the national average at 13.3%.
35.6% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ventnor splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.4% of the population, which is among the lowest at this level. About 10.7% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
0.4% ▼ -75.0%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ventnor, Married is the majority at 55%; 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 Ventnor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221075/ventnor/topic/demographics-identity