3,309 ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,261
- 2016: 3,419
- 2021: 3,309
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Attwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Attwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than a third of residents in Attwood are older adults aged 45 to 64. This community of 3,309 people is generally older than the national average, with a typical age of 42 years. It is a well-populated area that stands out for having far fewer seniors than most similar places.
3,309
▲ +1.5%
- 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 Attwood — higher than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Attwood has a population of 3,309 people, which is larger than about 86% of similar areas. The typical resident is 42, making this group noticeably older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults make up the biggest age group at 34.7%, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at 12.7%. Children under 15 make up 16.5% of the population, which is a little below the state and national rates.
12.7% ▲ +109.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Attwood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (54.1%), though those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 5.2%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin make up 0.5% of the population, which is lower than most areas.
0.5% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.2% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Attwood, Married is the majority at 54%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Attwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20082/attwood/topic/demographics-identity