12,953 ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12,871
- 2016: 13,050
- 2021: 12,953
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toorak · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Toorak
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Toorak is 47 years old, making it far older than the national figure. This mature profile is driven by a large population of seniors and a very small number of children compared to other areas.
12,953
▲ +0.6%
- 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 Toorak — higher than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 12,953 people has barely changed since 2011. Residents here are far older than the average person in Victoria or Australia, with the typical age rising by 4 years over the last decade.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure and has risen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.9%, among the lowest proportions in the country.
27.3% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Toorak splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half of the population (46.6%) are married, while the proportion of people in de facto relationships is lower than most areas. Only 0.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest at this level.
0.2% ▲ +78.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toorak, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Toorak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206061138/toorak/topic/demographics-identity