18,919 ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17,435
- 2016: 18,466
- 2021: 18,919
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Thornbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Thornbury
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people live in de facto relationships in Thornbury than in the rest of the state. This area of 18,919 people is slightly younger than the national figure, with a large proportion of residents falling into the young adult age group. It has grown steadily, adding about 1,484 people since 2011.
18,919
▲ +8.5%
- 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 Thornbury — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is larger than about 89% of similar areas. The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than both the Victorian and Australian figures of 38.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 37.9% of the area. This helps explain why children under 15 and seniors over 65 are both well below the state and national figures, at 14.8% and 13.6% respectively.
13.6% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Thornbury, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 19.1%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.8%, which is about the same as the state average.
0.8% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.1% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Thornbury, Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 34%.
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 Thornbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021112/thornbury/topic/demographics-identity