10,178 ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7,893
- 2016: 8,584
- 2021: 10,178
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mansfield · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Mansfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mansfield is 49 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This older profile is driven by a large proportion of seniors, though the total population grew by 29% to reach 10,178 people between 2011 and 2021.
10,178
▲ +28.9%
- 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 Mansfield — lower than 54% of areas.
| Mansfield | 10,178 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The community has aged over the last decade, with the typical resident now 49 years old—4 years older than in 2011. This figure is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, who is 38.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 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 25.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure and has risen 7.2 percentage points since 2011. In contrast, the share of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 17.1%, placing the area around the middle for its level.
25.9% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mansfield splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the population is married, while those in de facto relationships make up 14.5%, a figure well above the Victorian average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.1% of the community, which is about the same as the state average.
1.1% ▲ +53.7%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mansfield, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24250/mansfield/topic/demographics-identity