353 ▲ +55.5%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 227
- 2016: 245
- 2021: 353
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rupanyup · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Rupanyup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A rapid shift toward an older population has seen the typical age in Rupanyup climb by 14 years since 2011. The town's population grew by 56% to reach 353 people, but it is now far older than the national average.
353
▲ +55.5%
- 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 Rupanyup — lower than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 56, which is far older than the Australian figure of 38. This population of 353 people is smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +33.3%
Older than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 now make up 32.3% of the town, a figure far above the national average. This increase helps explain why children under 15 have fallen to 12.2%, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
32.3% ▲ +309.1%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.2% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rupanyup splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.3% of the population, a figure well below the national average.
2.3% ▲ —
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rupanyup, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Rupanyup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222080/rupanyup/topic/demographics-identity