Australian Demographic Profile
Colac, VIC 3250
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~9,261
Median age
42
Median income
Mid
$650-$799/wk
Top profile
Young
29%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers29%
- Retired and semi-retired25%
- Established partnered households16%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~9,261
- Sex split
- F 51% / M 49%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 15%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)16%
- Young adults (15-24)11%
- Early career (25-39)19%
- Mid career (40-59)22%
- Senior (60+)33%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Colac: Mid ($650-$799/wk).
- No / not stated28%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)26%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)39%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)7.0%
- Very high ($3k+)0.60%
Top occupations
- Labourers28%
- Technicians and Trades Workers13%
- Community and Personal Service Workers13%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to VIC and Australia
| Colac | VIC avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 15% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →