7,285 ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,622
- 2016: 6,940
- 2021: 7,285
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Aspendale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Aspendale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 7,285 people in Aspendale are married. This is a large community where the typical resident is 40 years old, and there are more children here than in most similar areas.
7,285
▲ +10.0%
- 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 Aspendale — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Aspendale is among the largest areas at this level with 7,285 residents. The typical person here is 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 20.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Seniors aged 65 and over represent 15.9% of the people, a figure slightly below the national average.
15.9% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Aspendale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.5% of the population, which is lower than most areas. Around 11.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, matching the Victorian average.
0.5% ▲ +76.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Aspendale, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Aspendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20079/aspendale/topic/demographics-identity