3,894 ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,966
- 2016: 3,929
- 2021: 3,894
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Belgrave · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Belgrave
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Family life and young adults shape the daily feel of Belgrave, where 20.1% of the population are children. It is a relatively large community of 3,894 people that skews younger than many similar areas.
3,894
▼ -1.8%
- 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 Belgrave — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 3,894, making it larger than about 87% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 20.1% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 12.9%, a figure well below both Victoria and Australia.
12.9% ▲ +74.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Belgrave splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A high number of people live in de facto relationships, at 17.0%, which is well above the state and national averages. About 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.4% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.0% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Belgrave, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (39%) 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 Belgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20188/belgrave/topic/demographics-identity