89,874 ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 78,896
- 2016: 86,257
- 2021: 89,874
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brunswick - Coburg · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Brunswick - Coburg
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably younger people define Brunswick - Coburg, where the typical resident is just 35. This is three years younger than the state and national figures. The area is growing quickly, adding nearly 11,000 people since 2011 to reach a total population of 89,874.
89,874
▲ +13.9%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Brunswick - Coburg — higher than 71% of areas.
| Brunswick - Coburg | 89,874 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 4,917,750 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the 38-year-old average seen across Victoria and Australia. This age has barely changed since 2011.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 41.6%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at 12.9%, while seniors are also much lower than most areas at 12.2%.
12.2% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brunswick - Coburg, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Relationships here differ from the norm, with 18.3% of people in de facto partnerships—a figure well above the national average. Most residents have never been married, accounting for 55.4% of the population.
0.7% ▲ +61.1%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.3% ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brunswick - Coburg, Never married is the majority at 55%; 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 Brunswick - Coburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20601/brunswick-coburg/topic/demographics-identity