213 ▼ -48.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 411
- 2016: 228
- 2021: 213
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Broomfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Broomfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents have become more prominent in Broomfield, where the typical person is now 49. This makes the area far older than the Victorian and national figures, with a population of 213 people.
213
▼ -48.2%
- 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 Broomfield — higher than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age is higher than most similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +25.6%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.5% of the population, which is well above the state figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.6%.
22.5% ▲ +68.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -41.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Broomfield, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.3% of people are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships make up 14.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average.
2.3% ▲ +92.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Broomfield, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Broomfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20354/broomfield/topic/demographics-identity