297 ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 260
- 2016: 262
- 2021: 297
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alberton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Alberton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 297 people in Alberton are married, making this the most common relationship status. The area is far older than the national average, with the typical resident being 51 years old.
297
▲ +14.2%
- 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 Alberton — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population stands at 297 people.
51 yrs ▼ -5.6%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 29.6% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the area is much older than most other similar places.
29.6% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▲ +57.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Alberton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.7% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 1.0%. Those in de facto relationships account for 18.9%, a rate well above the national average of 11.5%.
4.7% ▲ —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.9% ▲ +85.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alberton, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Alberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20019/alberton/topic/demographics-identity