8,077 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8,443
- 2016: 8,339
- 2021: 8,077
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Delahey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Delahey
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much lower rate of de facto partnerships than the state average marks the identity profile of Delahey. The population has aged by six years since 2011, with the typical resident now 39. This shift is mirrored in the age data, as the number of seniors has more than doubled over the last decade.
8,077
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Delahey — lower than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Delahey has 8,077 residents, though the population shrank by about 366 people between 2011 and 2021. The typical person here is 39, making the area a little older than both Victoria and Australia.
39 yrs ▲ +18.2%
Younger than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 16.0% of the population, which is a little below the national figure and a 5.4 point drop since 2011. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over rose to 15.8%, which is still a little below the state average.
15.8% ▲ +107.9%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Delahey splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest for similar areas. De facto relationships are uncommon here at 6.4%, a figure well below the 11.2% seen across Victoria.
0.4% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.4% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Delahey, 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Delahey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011331/delahey/topic/demographics-identity