18,075 ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16,435
- 2016: 17,448
- 2021: 18,075
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caulfield - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Caulfield - South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Caulfield - South is 41, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and the national average. This is a larger-than-most community of 18,075 people, with a population that has grown by 10% since 2011.
18,075
▲ +10.0%
- 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 Caulfield - South — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 1,640 people over the last decade, reaching 18,075 residents. This makes it larger than about 87% of similar areas.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Older than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 21% of the community, a figure well above the national and state levels. While the number of children under 15 has barely changed since 2011, the proportion of seniors rose by 3.7 percentage points.
21.0% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Caulfield - South splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married, though those in de facto relationships (9.8%) are much fewer than in most other areas. Only 0.1% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian figure.
0.1% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Caulfield - South, Married is the majority at 50%; Never 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Caulfield - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021178/caulfield-south/topic/demographics-identity