167,900 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 159,184
- 2016: 167,231
- 2021: 167,900
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boroondara · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Boroondara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A little older than the national average is the population of Boroondara, where the typical resident is now 40. This large community of 167,900 people has seen its age profile shift as the number of seniors grows while the proportion of children falls.
167,900
▲ +5.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Boroondara — higher than 87% of areas.
| Boroondara | 167,900 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 4,917,750 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 5.5% since 2011, adding about 8,716 people to reach a total of 167,900. This makes it one of the largest areas at this level.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 16.0% of the area, which is a little below the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose 3.5 points since 2011 to 18.3%, a little above the state and national averages.
18.3% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Boroondara splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest for similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 8.8% of the population, which is much lower than most areas.
0.3% ▲ +86.2%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boroondara, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (6%).
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 Boroondara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21110/boroondara/topic/demographics-identity