127 ▼ -69.2%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 412
- 2016: 416
- 2021: 127
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dinner Plain · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Dinner Plain
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population drop of 69% since 2011 has left Dinner Plain as a sparsely populated area with just 127 residents. This small community is a little younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 37.
127
▼ -69.2%
- 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 Dinner Plain — lower than 94% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population has shrunk significantly from 412 people in 2011 to 127 in 2021. The typical age of residents is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure and two years younger than it was in 2011.
37 yrs ▼ -5.1%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 36 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 only 9.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over are also far below the national average at 7.1%, though this figure rose 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
7.1% ▲ +94.2%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.4% ▼ -54.8%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dinner Plain, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 36%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Youth (15–24) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the figure for Victoria. Additionally, 21.1% of people are in a de facto relationship, a rate that is well above the national average.
4.7% ▲ +548.8%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.1% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dinner Plain, Never married is the majority at 57%; Married is next at 33%.
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 Dinner Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222018/dinner-plain/topic/demographics-identity