98,386 ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 85,907
- 2016: 90,369
- 2021: 98,386
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Manningham - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Manningham - West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are more common in Manningham - West than in most other areas. The typical person here is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age profile is reflected in the local population, where seniors make up a much higher proportion of the community than the state average.
98,386
▲ +14.5%
- 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 Manningham - West — higher than 75% of areas.
| Manningham - West | 98,386 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 4,917,750 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 15% since 2011 to reach 98,386 people. This makes it larger than about 76% of similar areas, though the typical age of residents has remained steady at 43 since 2011.
43 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 only 16.0% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over account for 22.8% of the area, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.
22.8% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Manningham - West splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.2% of the population, among the lowest for this level. De facto relationships are also less common here at 5.9%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 11.2%.
0.2% ▲ +47.0%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.9% ▲ +54.7%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Manningham - West, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Manningham - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20702/manningham-west/topic/demographics-identity