3,925 ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,621
- 2016: 3,897
- 2021: 3,925
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Aberfeldie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Aberfeldie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 3,925 residents in Aberfeldie are married, making it a well-established residential pocket. The typical person here is 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. It is a larger area than about 87% of similar places.
3,925
▲ +8.4%
- 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 Aberfeldie — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the Victorian and national figures of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 14.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 are slightly less common here than in the rest of the state.
14.1% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Aberfeldie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 6.8% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure that is well below the national average of 11.5%. About 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.5% ▲ +94.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.8% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Aberfeldie, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 36%.
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 Aberfeldie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20003/aberfeldie/topic/demographics-identity