Carlisle River · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Carlisle River

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Around the middle of similar areas for its general profile, Carlisle River is a small community of 168 people. Residents here are noticeably older than the state and national figures, with the typical person aged 45.

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📍 Carlisle River, Suburb / Locality

Where Carlisle River sits — Total population

168
  • 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 Carlisle River — higher than 50% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Carlisle River168
3239, VIC 491
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 168, which is larger than about 52% of similar areas. The typical resident is 45, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia by 7 years.

168

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 135
  • 2021: 168

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

45 yrs

Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 49 yrs
  • 2021: 45 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over are both well below the state and national figures. Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 31.5%.

12.5%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

13.7%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 13.7%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Carlisle River splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 14%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting at 18.5% compared to 11.5% nationally. About 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.

18.5%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Carlisle River, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (12%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 5 males; 65–69: 8 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 11 males; 55–59: 11 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 10 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 6 males; 45–49: 9 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 12 males; 40–44: 7 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 6 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 4 males; 25–29: 8 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 10 males; 15–19: 6 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 10 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 4 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 4 females

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 Carlisle River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20493/carlisle-river/topic/demographics-identity