1,192 ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,143
- 2016: 1,115
- 2021: 1,192
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carisbrook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Carisbrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents make up 23% of the population in Carisbrook, a figure well above the national average. This creates a community where people are noticeably older than in the rest of Victoria, with a typical resident being 45 years old.
1,192
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Carisbrook — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Carisbrook is larger than about 76% of similar areas, with a total population of 1,192 people.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of seniors and children, with those aged 65 and over sitting well above the Victorian figure at 23%. Children under 15 also make up a larger share of the population than most areas, at 19.4%.
23.0% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Carisbrook, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 13.2%, which is a little above the national figure. About 0.6% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most similar areas.
0.6% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Carisbrook, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (30%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Carisbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20492/carisbrook/topic/demographics-identity