984 ▲ +72.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 571
- 2016: 802
- 2021: 984
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Axedale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Axedale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Axedale are married, making it a family-focused community. The area is notably young, with a typical resident aged 37 and a children's population that is well above the national figure.
984
▲ +72.3%
- 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 Axedale — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Axedale has a total population of 984 people. This is larger than about 74% of similar areas.
37 yrs ▼ -7.5%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 24.2% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% national figure. This high number of children helps explain why the typical resident is slightly younger than those in Victoria and Australia.
16.5% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.2% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Axedale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.8%. Meanwhile, 2.0% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average.
2.0% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Axedale, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Axedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20093/axedale/topic/demographics-identity