6,594 ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6,551
- 2016: 6,580
- 2021: 6,594
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lysterfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Lysterfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of Lysterfield residents are married, with 58.0% of the population in this marital status. This is an area where the typical resident is 41, making the community noticeably older than the national and state figures. The population has remained steady at 6,594 people over the last decade.
6,594
▲ +0.7%
- 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 Lysterfield — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 41, which is 3 years older than the typical resident in Victoria or Australia. This age has climbed by 5 years since 2011.
41 yrs ▲ +13.9%
Older than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest age group at 33.7%. While seniors aged 65 and over rose to 11.8% since 2011, this figure remains well below the national figure.
11.8% ▲ +113.7%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lysterfield, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A small number of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander at 0.6%, which is much lower than most similar areas. Only 6.5% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure well below the Victorian and Australian averages.
0.6% ▲ +1191.1%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.5% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lysterfield, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Lysterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011255/lysterfield/topic/demographics-identity