Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly double the number of people live in postcode 3067 compared to 2011, with the population growing by 85% to 9,096. This rapid growth has created a notably young community where the typical resident is just 33, making it one of the youngest areas of its kind.
The population has jumped from 4,907 in 2011 to 9,096, a size larger than about 65% of similar areas. Since 2011, the typical age of residents has also dropped by two years to 33.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A huge 55.7% of residents are young adults aged 25 to 44, which helps explain why children under 15 (8.1%) and seniors over 65 (9.5%) are both well below the national figures.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 25.4% of people in such a partnership—far above the 11.5% national figure. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.6%, which is much lower than most areas.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in 3067, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3067/3067-vic/topic/demographics-identity