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Swanpool, VIC

Swanpool had a population of 227 at the 2021 Census (+9.7% since 2016). Median age 53.7. Median weekly household income $1,083. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Swanpool at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

In Hume

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Swanpool's population grew by 9.7% to 227, in step with Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 53.7, it is older than the VIC average (37.9). Children under 10 make up 5.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 21.6%.

17.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 56.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 91 households.

The median household earns $1,083 a week, below the VIC average of $1,759. Renters pay a median $206 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $979 a month.

8.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the VIC average of 31.6%. 1.9% use a language other than English at home. 50.9% report no religion, higher than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Swanpool beside VIC and Australia.

MeasureSwanpoolVICAustralia
Population2276,503,50325,422,828
Growth since 2016+9.7%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age53.737.938.2
Households912,390,1729,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.1%14.3%
Renting17.6%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright56.0%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,083$1,759$1,747
Median rent a week$206$368$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$979$1,867$1,866
Born overseas8.7%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home1.9%29.1%23.6%
No religion50.9%42.1%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+9.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1932011
  2. 2072016
  3. 2272021

Age

Median age 53.7, against 37.9 for Victoria.

Swanpool Victoria
Share of people by age, Swanpool and Victoria
0–95.3%
10–199.7%
20–297.0%
30–3911.9%
40–4911.9%
50–5915.4%
60–6921.6%
70–7915.9%
80+5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Swanpool at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English47.4%
  2. Australian42.8%
  3. Scottish21.9%
  4. Irish14.4%
  5. Italian5.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.4%
  2. New Zealand1.9%
  3. the Netherlands1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Swanpool

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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