21,199 ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18,722
- 2016: 19,917
- 2021: 21,199
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mordialloc - Parkdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Mordialloc - Parkdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mordialloc - Parkdale is 42 years old, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. The population has grown steadily to 21,199 people, and the community is now slightly more mature than it was a decade ago.
21,199
▲ +13.2%
- 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 Mordialloc - Parkdale — higher than 91% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 13% between 2011 and 2021, adding about 2,477 people to the area. This makes Mordialloc - Parkdale one of the largest areas of its kind in the region.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Older than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is balanced, with children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over both sitting around the national average. However, the proportion of seniors rose by 2.2 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children fell slightly.
17.0% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mordialloc - Parkdale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 0.5% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas. Nearly half of residents are married, though the share of people in de facto relationships rose by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
0.5% ▲ +59.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mordialloc - Parkdale, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Mordialloc - Parkdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031193/mordialloc-parkdale/topic/demographics-identity