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Population aged 65 and over in Victoria

Population aged 65 and over in Victoria was 17% in 2025, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024.

202517%
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Series high172025
Series low10.11982
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Population aged 65 and over in Victoria, 1982 to 2025

101214161819821989199620032010201720251982: 10.1 %1983: 10.2 %1984: 10.3 %1985: 10.5 %1986: 10.7 %1987: 10.9 %1988: 11 %1989: 11.2 %1990: 11.3 %1991: 11.5 %1992: 11.7 %1993: 11.9 %1994: 12.2 %1995: 12.3 %1996: 12.5 %1997: 12.6 %1998: 12.7 %1999: 12.8 %2000: 12.9 %2001: 13 %2002: 13.1 %2003: 13.1 %2004: 13.2 %2005: 13.3 %2006: 13.4 %2007: 13.5 %2008: 13.5 %2009: 13.6 %2010: 13.8 %2011: 14 %2012: 14.3 %2013: 14.5 %2014: 14.7 %2015: 14.9 %2016: 15 %2017: 15.2 %2018: 15.3 %2019: 15.5 %2020: 15.9 %2021: 16.4 %2022: 16.6 %2023: 16.6 %2024: 16.8 %2025: 17 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 44 values
Period%
202517
202416.8
202316.6
202216.6
202116.4
202015.9
201915.5
201815.3
201715.2
201615
201514.9
201414.7
201314.5
201214.3
201114
201013.8
200913.6
200813.5
200713.5
200613.4
200513.3
200413.2
200313.1
200213.1
200113
200012.9
199912.8
199812.7
199712.6
199612.5
199512.3
199412.2
199311.9
199211.7
199111.5
199011.3
198911.2
198811
198710.9
198610.7
198510.5
198410.3
198310.2
198210.1

Compared with Australia

Place2025
Victoria17
Australia17.5

Rankings

Definition

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: 30 June, Office for National Statistics estimates. Switzerland: permanent resident population on 31 December, Federal Statistical Office (STATPOP). Finnish municipalities: 31 December, as published by Statistics Finland. Canada: 1 July, Statistics Canada population estimates. Australia: 30 June, ABS estimated resident population. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

How it is calculated

Invokely calculation: residents aged 65 and over divided by total population for the same year and place. Spain: both from the INE annual census. United States: Census Bureau county estimates by age; states and the nation are sums of their counties. Switzerland: the eight Federal Statistical Office age classes from 65-69 to 100 or older, summed, over the permanent resident population.

Inputs

How to cite

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. ABS National, state and territory population: estimated resident population aged 65 and over as a percentage of all ages, 30 June (dataflow ERP_Q). https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are unchanged; the ABS does not endorse this service.

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APA 7

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (n.d.). ABS National, state and territory population: estimated resident population aged 65 and over as a percentage of all ages, 30 June (dataflow ERP_Q) (Population aged 65 and over, Victoria, 1982 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release

MLA 9

ABS National, state and territory population: estimated resident population aged 65 and over as a percentage of all ages, 30 June (dataflow ERP_Q), Population aged 65 and over, Victoria, 1982 to 2025. Australian Bureau of Statistics, https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population-65-plus/victoria-australia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Australian Bureau of Statistics. n.d. ABS National, state and territory population: estimated resident population aged 65 and over as a percentage of all ages, 30 June (dataflow ERP_Q). Population aged 65 and over, Victoria, 1982 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population-65-plus/victoria-australia.

Harvard

Australian Bureau of Statistics (no date) ABS National, state and territory population: estimated resident population aged 65 and over as a percentage of all ages, 30 June (dataflow ERP_Q), Population aged 65 and over, Victoria, 1982 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population-65-plus/victoria-australia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Australian Bureau of Statistics}},
  title = {{ABS National, state and territory population: estimated resident population aged 65 and over as a percentage of all ages, 30 June (dataflow ERP\_Q): Population aged 65 and over, Victoria, 1982 to 2025}},
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  url = {https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population-65-plus/victoria-australia. Publisher attribution: Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. ABS National, state and territory population: estimated resident population aged 65 and over as a percentage of all ages, 30 June (dataflow ERP\_Q). https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/latest-release. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are unchanged; the ABS does not endorse this service.},
}
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What is the share of population aged 65 and over in Victoria?

Population aged 65 and over in Victoria was 17% in 2025, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. ABS National, state and territory population: estimated resident population aged 65 and over as a percentage of all ages, 30 June (dataflow ERP_Q). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest share of population aged 65 and over in Victoria?

17% in 2025, the highest value since 1982 in this series.

Population aged 65 and over elsewhere in Australia

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