2,631 ▼ -40.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4,445
- 2016: 4,621
- 2021: 2,631
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Deloraine · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Deloraine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population than the national average defines Deloraine, where the typical resident is 49 years old. This is 11 years older than the Australian figure. The area has seen a significant shift in its makeup, with the number of seniors rising sharply while the total population shrank by 41% since 2011.
2,631
▼ -40.8%
- 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 Deloraine — higher than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Deloraine has 2,631 people, making it larger than about 78% of similar areas. However, the population has fallen since 2011, losing around 1,814 people.
49 yrs ▲ +28.9%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is much older than most, with people aged 65 and over making up 31.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This is consistent with a drop in children under 15, who now make up 14.7% of the community.
31.3% ▲ +204.3%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Deloraine, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian average. In terms of relationships, 13.1% of residents are in a de facto partnership, a figure about the same as the state average.
6.8% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Deloraine, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (33%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Deloraine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615005/deloraine/topic/demographics-identity