20,152 ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19,575
- 2016: 19,557
- 2021: 20,152
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glenelg · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Glenelg
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Glenelg is 49, making this area far older than the national figure of 38. This ageing trend is clear across the population, with a significant increase in seniors and a shrinking number of children. The total population grew slightly since 2011 to reach 20,152 people.
20,152
▲ +2.9%
- 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 Glenelg — higher than 59% of areas.
| Glenelg | 20,152 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age of residents is 49, which is far older than the Victoria and Australia figures of 38. This represents a trend where the population has aged by 6 years since 2011.
49 yrs ▲ +14.0%
Older than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area has much fewer children under 15 than most other places, at just 15.3%.
25.8% ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Glenelg splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.9% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average. Additionally, the proportion of people in de facto relationships has risen to 13.6%, a figure higher than most areas.
2.9% ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glenelg, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22410/glenelg/topic/demographics-identity