49,460 ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34,637
- 2016: 40,918
- 2021: 49,460
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mitchell · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Mitchell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Mitchell, where the typical resident is just 36 years old. The area has grown quickly, adding about 14,823 people since 2011 to reach a total population of 49,460.
49,460
▲ +42.8%
- 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 Mitchell — higher than 74% of areas.
| Mitchell | 49,460 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The community is a little younger than the state and national typical age of 38. Since 2011, the population has grown by 43%, making it larger than about 76% of similar areas.
36 yrs ▼ -2.7%
Younger than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 20.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is younger than most, while the share of seniors is a little below the state and national figures.
15.0% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mitchell splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Those in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. Around 2.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is a little above the state average but a little below the national one.
2.2% ▲ +85.5%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mitchell, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24850/mitchell/topic/demographics-identity