17,909 ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16,299
- 2016: 17,388
- 2021: 17,909
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carnegie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Carnegie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Carnegie is just 36, making the area a little younger than the state and national figure of 38. With 17,909 people, it is among the largest areas of its kind. This youthful lean is seen in a high number of young adults and fewer children than usual.
17,909
▲ +9.9%
- 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 Carnegie — higher than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 17,909, which is among the largest for an area of this level. Residents are a little younger than those across Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 36.
36 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 37.7%. The area has far fewer children under 15 than the national figure, at just 13.9%, and seniors aged 65 and over are also a little below the state and national averages.
15.2% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Carnegie, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are well above the state average at 14.3%. Around 44.8% of residents have never married, while 41% are married, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is lower than most areas at 0.3%.
0.3% ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +60.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Carnegie splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 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 Carnegie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20498/carnegie/topic/demographics-identity