373,472 ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 340,005
- 2016: 359,644
- 2021: 373,472
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Melbourne - Inner East · Region (SA4)
Demographics & Identity in Melbourne - Inner East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 373,000 people live in Melbourne - Inner East, making it larger than about 80% of similar areas. The region is slightly older than the national average, with a growing number of seniors and a shrinking proportion of children. This shift is reflected in a typical resident age of 40 years.
373,472
▲ +9.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–11: 1 area
- 11–19: 1 area
- 19–30: 1 area
- 30–50: 1 area
- 50–81: 0 areas
- 81–132: 1 area
- 132–214: 1 area
- 214–349: 0 areas
- 349–569: 1 area
- 569–927: 1 area
- 927–1,511: 1 area
- 1,511–2,461: 0 areas
- 2,461–4,010: 2 areas
- 4,010–6,532: 1 area
- 6,532–10,641: 2 areas
- 10,641–17,336: 2 areas
- 17,336–28,242: 0 areas
- 28,242–46,009: 1 area
- 46,009–74,953: 0 areas
- 74,953–122,107: 9 areas
- 122,107–198,924: 21 areas
- 198,924–324,066: 28 areas
- 324,066–527,936: 21 areas
- 527,936–860,060: 8 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne - Inner East — higher than 79% of areas.
| Melbourne - Inner East | 373,472 |
|---|---|
| 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 9.8% since 2011, adding about 33,467 people. The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Older than 50% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a higher proportion of seniors than most regions, with those aged 65 and over making up 19.3% of the population. In contrast, children under 15 make up only 15.8%, which is much lower than most other areas.
19.3% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 76% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Melbourne - Inner East 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.
Indigenous Australians make up 0.3% of the population, which is among the lowest for areas at this level. Those in de facto relationships account for 7.8%, a figure that is well below the national average of 11.5%.
0.3% ▲ +66.7%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.8% ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 93% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Melbourne - Inner East, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Melbourne - Inner East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/207/melbourne-inner-east/topic/demographics-identity