9,088 ▲ +85.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,907
- 2016: 8,184
- 2021: 9,088
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Abbotsford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Abbotsford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Abbotsford are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This creates a noticeably young population, with a typical resident aged just 33. It is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region, home to 9,088 people.
9,088
▲ +85.2%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Abbotsford — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 33, making Abbotsford noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
33 yrs ▼ -5.7%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has very few children under 15 (8.1%) and few seniors aged 65 and over (9.5%), both of which are well below state and national figures.
9.5% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.1% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Abbotsford, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 56%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A huge 25.4% of residents are in de facto relationships, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. This is consistent with the high proportion of people who have never married, at 64.4%.
0.6% ▲ +68.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.4% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Abbotsford, Never married is the majority at 64%; Married is next at 24%.
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 Abbotsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20002/abbotsford/topic/demographics-identity