5,518 ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4,401
- 2016: 5,084
- 2021: 5,518
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maiden Gully · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Maiden Gully
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 25% of the population are children under 15, which is well above the national figure for Maiden Gully. This makes it a noticeably younger community than most other areas, with a total population that has grown by 25% since 2011 to reach 5,518 people.
5,518
▲ +25.4%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maiden Gully — lower than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, making Maiden Gully a little younger than the Victorian and Australian figures. This age has increased by 3 years since 2011.
37 yrs ▲ +8.8%
Younger than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 24.6% of the area, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are much fewer than in most areas at 13.0%, despite this group growing by 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +89.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.6% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Maiden Gully splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 60.2% of the population. About 1.4% of people identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.4% ▲ +130.5%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Maiden Gully, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Maiden Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011023/maiden-gully/topic/demographics-identity