82 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79
- 2021: 82
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carlyle · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas define Carlyle, where the typical person is 56. This sparsely populated place has a population of 82 and is far older than the national figure by 18 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carlyle — lower than 64% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 56, which is far older than the Victorian and national typical age of 38. This area is smaller than about 62% of similar places.
82 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 39% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 7.3% of the area, a figure far below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
39.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Carlyle, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are slightly more common here at 13.6% than in the rest of the country. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Carlyle, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Carlyle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20497/carlyle/topic/demographics-identity