1,398 ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,376
- 2016: 1,360
- 2021: 1,398
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Belgrave Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Belgrave Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 1,398 people now live in Belgrave Heights, making it larger than about 77% of similar areas. The community is shaped by a strong presence of families and older adults, with the typical resident aged around 40.
1,398
▲ +1.6%
- 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 Heights — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38 years, though this is lower than most areas of this type.
40 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 39 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% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 14.3%, which is a little below the Victorian average of 16.8%.
14.3% ▲ +94.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Belgrave Heights, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships make up 12.6%, slightly above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 0.9% of the population, which is lower than most areas.
0.9% ▲ +219.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Belgrave Heights, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Belgrave Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20189/belgrave-heights/topic/demographics-identity