Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 25,000 people live in Langwarrin, making it one of the largest areas of its kind. The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the national figure. The population grew 11% between 2011 and 2021, adding about 2,441 people.
Langwarrin is one of the largest areas at this level with 24,939 residents. The typical age of people here is 38, which is 2 years older than it was in 2011.
Younger than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
2011: 36 yrs
2016: 37 yrs
2021: 38 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 19.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 5.4 points since 2011 to 15.1%, which is a little below the national average.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.6% of the population, which is a little above the 11.5% national figure. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.9%, which is about the same as the state average.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Langwarrin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011374/langwarrin/topic/demographics-identity