2,801 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,656
- 2016: 2,695
- 2021: 2,801
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alexandra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Alexandra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 2,801 people in Alexandra are married. This is a far older community than most, with a typical resident aged 51, which is 13 years older than the national figure.
2,801
▲ +5.5%
- 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 Alexandra — higher than 83% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is larger than about 84% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 51.
51 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 51 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 30.9% of the population, which is far above the state and national figures. This helps explain why there are fewer children under 15 (14.7%) compared to most other areas.
30.9% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Alexandra splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.9% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian average. About 12% of residents are in a de facto relationship.
1.9% ▲ +528.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alexandra, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Alexandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20022/alexandra/topic/demographics-identity