3,208 ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,454
- 2016: 2,545
- 2021: 3,208
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Anglesea · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Anglesea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Anglesea are married, reflecting a mature population where the typical person is 54 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38, creating a community with a very high proportion of seniors.
3,208
▲ +30.7%
- 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 Anglesea — higher than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Anglesea is larger than about 85% of similar areas, with a total population of 3,208 people.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high number of seniors, who make up 32% of the population—far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.2%.
32.0% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Anglesea splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 14.2% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the Victorian figure. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.2% of the population, a little below the national average.
0.2% ▼ -66.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Anglesea, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Anglesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20046/anglesea/topic/demographics-identity