193 ▼ -35.9%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 301
- 2016: 388
- 2021: 193
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Manangatang · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Manangatang
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Manangatang (L), where the typical person is now 58. This small community has seen its population shrink by 36% since 2011, leaving a small group of 193 people.
193
▼ -35.9%
- 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 Manangatang — lower than 90% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen significantly, losing about 108 people since 2011. The typical resident is now 58, which is 20 years older than the national figure and 10 years older than it was in 2011.
58 yrs ▲ +20.8%
Older than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 52 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 30.1% of the area, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This shift toward an older population is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up only 10.9% of the community.
30.1% ▲ +61.5%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Manangatang, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.4% of the population, a figure well above the 3.2% national average. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are among the lowest in similar areas at 8.1%.
10.4% ▲ +939.7%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.1% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Manangatang, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Manangatang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222048/manangatang/topic/demographics-identity