19,265 ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17,162
- 2016: 18,334
- 2021: 19,265
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Waverley - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Mount Waverley - South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 19,000 people live in Mount Waverley - South, making it larger than about 90% of similar areas. The community has grown 12% since 2011 and maintains a balanced age profile where the typical resident is 40.
19,265
▲ +12.3%
- 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 Mount Waverley - South — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 2,103 people since 2011 to reach 19,265. Residents here are a little older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, though the typical age fell by one year to 40 since 2011.
40 yrs ▼ -2.4%
Older than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 17.1% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.8%, a figure slightly above the state and national averages that has fallen 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
18.8% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Waverley - South splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 6.1% of the population, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 0.2% of the community, placing it among the lowest for this level.
0.2% ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Waverley - South, Married is the majority at 55%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Waverley - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051324/mount-waverley-south/topic/demographics-identity