717 ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 654
- 2016: 663
- 2021: 717
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Violet Town · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Violet Town
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Violet Town is 58 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The town has grown by 9.6% since 2011, but its population is now heavily weighted toward seniors.
717
▲ +9.6%
- 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 Violet Town — lower than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 717 people, having added about 63 residents since 2011. This growth has happened alongside a sharp rise in age, with the typical resident now 14 years older than they were in 2011.
58 yrs ▲ +31.8%
Older than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 35.7% of the community, a figure far above the 17.2% seen nationally. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure.
35.7% ▲ +124.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.6% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Violet Town splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.4% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian figure. Regarding relationships, 11.4% of residents are in a de facto partnership, which is about the same as the national average.
2.4% ▲ —
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Violet Town, the largest group is Married at 38%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Violet Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221077/violet-town/topic/demographics-identity