240 ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 244
- 2016: 316
- 2021: 240
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Katamatite · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Katamatite
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Katamatite, where the typical resident is now 47. This shift is clear in the numbers, as the area has seen a significant increase in seniors over the last decade.
240
▼ -1.6%
- 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 Katamatite — lower than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 240 people, which is smaller than about 91% of similar areas. This number shrank by 1.6% since 2011, with about 4 people leaving the area.
47 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 27.1% of the population, a figure far above the Victorian average of 16.8%. This growth is linked to a decline in children under 15, who now make up 16.3% of the area, down 4.5 points since 2011.
27.1% ▲ +66.6%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Katamatite splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up only 2.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population rose to 2.5%, a little above the state average.
2.5% ▲ —
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
2.3% ▼ -80.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Katamatite, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Katamatite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222036/katamatite/topic/demographics-identity