16,797 ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11,697
- 2016: 13,349
- 2021: 16,797
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clifton Springs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Clifton Springs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are a defining feature of Clifton Springs, where the typical person is 45. This makes the area noticeably older than both Victoria and the rest of Australia. The population has grown quickly, adding about 5,100 people since 2011.
16,797
▲ +43.6%
- 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 Clifton Springs — higher than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 44% over the last decade to reach 16,797 people. This is larger than about 83% of similar areas.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of residents are aged 65 and over, a figure well above the national and state averages. This high number of seniors helps explain why the typical resident is 45, while the proportion of children under 15 remains about the same as the rest of the country.
25.2% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Clifton Springs splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 50.7% of people are married, and those in de facto relationships rose to 12.4% since 2011. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.4% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas.
1.4% ▲ +91.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +63.0%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Clifton Springs, Married is the majority at 51%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Clifton Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031048/clifton-springs/topic/demographics-identity