424 ▲ +86.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 228
- 2016: 451
- 2021: 424
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Minyip · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Minyip
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Minyip is now 60, making the area far older than the national figure. The population has grown by 86% since 2011 to reach 424 people, but this growth has happened alongside a significant shift toward an older age profile.
424
▲ +86.0%
- 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 Minyip — lower than 71% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by 196 people since 2011. The typical resident is now 60, which is 22 years older than the Victorian average and 11 years older than in 2011.
60 yrs ▲ +22.4%
Older than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 37.3% of the population, which is 20 percentage points higher than the national figure. This shift is reflected in children under 15 falling to 9.9%, well below the state and national averages.
37.3% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% ▼ -51.1%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Minyip, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.2% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships account for 10.5%, a figure slightly below the national average.
1.2% ▲ —
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Minyip, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Minyip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222055/minyip/topic/demographics-identity