389 ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 471
- 2016: 236
- 2021: 389
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Poowong · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Poowong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 389 people in Poowong are married, reflecting a community where traditional partnerships are common. The area has seen a notable shift in its makeup over the last decade, with a shrinking total population and a significant increase in the number of older residents.
389
▼ -17.4%
- 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 Poowong — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by 17% since 2011, losing about 82 people. The typical resident is now 39, which is a little older than the national figure and 3 years older than in 2011.
39 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Younger than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 20.1% of the area, which is higher than most similar places. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over has risen by 11 percentage points since 2011 to reach 19.5%.
19.5% ▲ +119.1%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Poowong splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the Victorian figure at 18.2%. About 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little above the state average.
2.3% ▲ +173.0%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.2% ▲ +118.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Poowong, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Poowong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222071/poowong/topic/demographics-identity