11,822 ▲ +64.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,195
- 2016: 9,220
- 2021: 11,822
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alfredton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Alfredton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Alfredton is just 35 years old, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national average. This is one of the largest areas of its type, with a population of 11,822 people. The community is defined by a high proportion of young families.
11,822
▲ +64.3%
- 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 Alfredton — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 11,822 is among the largest for its area type. Residents are noticeably younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 35 years.
35 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.9% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% national average. This helps explain why the area is so young, while those aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at 14.2%.
14.2% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.9% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Alfredton splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.2% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. Nearly half of the population is married, while 10.2% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly lower than the national average.
1.2% ▲ +52.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +32.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alfredton, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Alfredton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20023/alfredton/topic/demographics-identity