Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up the largest group in postcode 3133, where 58.2% of residents are married. This is a growing area of 22,951 people that is noticeably older than the state and national averages. A significant 22.9% of the population are seniors aged 65 and over.
The population grew by 7.7% since 2011, adding about 1,635 people. The typical resident is now 43, which is five years older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 22.9% of the area, a figure that is well above the national average and rose 4.8 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
Only 0.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest for similar areas. De facto relationships are also uncommon here, at 4.8%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in 3133, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3133/3133-vic/topic/demographics-identity