5,702 ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,603
- 2016: 5,080
- 2021: 5,702
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alphington · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Alphington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 5,700 people call Alphington home, making it larger than about 91% of similar areas. This is a balanced community where the typical resident is 39 years old, slightly older than the national figure.
5,702
▲ +23.9%
- 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 Alphington — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 5,702 people, which is larger than the vast majority of areas at this level.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 30.5%. Both children and seniors are less common here than in most other areas, with children under 15 at 15.3% and those over 65 at 14.2%.
14.2% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Alphington splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are well above the national figure at 14.9%. While 40.5% of residents are married, those who have never married make up the largest group at 45.7%. Only 0.4% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.4% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Alphington, the largest group is Never married at 46%, followed by Married (41%) and Divorced (7%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Alphington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20034/alphington/topic/demographics-identity