9,065 ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9,160
- 2016: 10,115
- 2021: 9,065
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Flemington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Flemington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably younger residents define the feel of Flemington, where the typical person is just 34 years old. This makes the area much younger than most other parts of the country. It is a place where young adults make up the largest age group, though the total population shrank slightly to 9,065 people since 2011.
9,065
▼ -1.0%
- 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 Flemington — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34, which is noticeably younger than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38. While the population has aged slightly since 2011, the total number of people fell by about 95 to 9,065.
34 yrs ▲ +9.7%
Younger than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 dominate the area at 42.9%. This helps explain why children under 15 (13.0%) and seniors over 65 (11.6%) are both well below the state and national averages.
11.6% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Flemington, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.0%, which is well above the national figure. Most residents have never been married, accounting for 54.5% of the population.
0.8% ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.0% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Flemington, Never married is the majority at 54%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Flemington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206031115/flemington/topic/demographics-identity