Suburb in Wellington

Loch Sport, VIC

Loch Sport had a population of 1,021 at the 2021 Census (+25.4% since 2016). Median age 63.2. Median weekly household income $667. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Loch Sport at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

In Latrobe - Gippsland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Loch Sport's population grew by 25.4% to 1,021, faster than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 63.2, it is older than the VIC average (37.9). Children under 10 make up 2.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 30.7%.

7.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 68.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 521 households.

The median household earns $667 a week, below the VIC average of $1,759. Renters pay a median $168 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $735 a month.

22.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the VIC average of 31.6%. 4.5% use a language other than English at home. 47.1% report no religion, higher than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Loch Sport beside VIC and Australia.

MeasureLoch SportVICAustralia
Population1,0216,503,50325,422,828
Growth since 2016+25.4%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age63.237.938.2
Households5212,390,1729,275,123
Flats and apartments0.6%12.1%14.3%
Renting7.4%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright68.2%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$667$1,759$1,747
Median rent a week$168$368$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$735$1,867$1,866
Born overseas22.3%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home4.5%29.1%23.6%
No religion47.1%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

+25.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6922011
  2. 8142016
  3. 1,0212021

Age

Median age 63.2, against 37.9 for Victoria.

Loch Sport Victoria
Share of people by age, Loch Sport and Victoria
0–92.5%
10–193.5%
20–293.1%
30–392.9%
40–496.5%
50–5920.0%
60–6931.1%
70–7924.3%
80+6.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Loch Sport at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English50.9%
  2. Australian31.7%
  3. Irish14.1%
  4. Scottish12.3%
  5. German5.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.6%
  2. Mandarin0.5%
  3. Tagalog0.5%
  4. Italian0.4%
  5. Spanish0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.7%
  2. Germany2.3%
  3. New Zealand2.0%
  4. the Netherlands0.8%
  5. Sri Lanka0.8%

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

Around Loch Sport

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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