844 ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 735
- 2016: 852
- 2021: 844
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Avonsleigh · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Avonsleigh
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 844 people defines Avonsleigh, where the typical resident is now 40 years old. The area has a strong family feel, with more children and a higher rate of couples living together than in most similar places.
844
▲ +14.8%
- 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 Avonsleigh — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Avonsleigh is larger than about 73% of similar areas, with a typical resident aged 40, making the population a little older than the Victorian and national figures.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 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 19.3% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state and national figures at 15.0%.
15.0% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Avonsleigh splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 17.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the Australian average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.9% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Avonsleigh, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Avonsleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20091/avonsleigh/topic/demographics-identity