469 ▲ +90.7%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 246
- 2016: 430
- 2021: 469
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Skipton · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Skipton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Skipton (L), where the typical resident is 54. While the population has grown significantly to 469 people since 2011, the community remains much older than the national average.
469
▲ +90.7%
- 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 Skipton — lower than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew 91% since 2011, adding about 223 people. Despite this growth, the typical resident is far older than the national figure of 38, though they are 3 years younger than they were in 2011.
54 yrs ▼ -5.3%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 29.6% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at only 13.4%.
29.6% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▲ +51.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Skipton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 9.9% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 1.7% of the community.
1.7% ▲ —
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Skipton splits fairly evenly between Married (33%) and Never married (33%), with Divorced at 15%.
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 Skipton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222084/skipton/topic/demographics-identity