24,488 ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20,366
- 2016: 24,205
- 2021: 24,488
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caroline Springs · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Caroline Springs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Caroline Springs is 35, making the area noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia. With 24,488 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind and is shaped by a high number of families with children.
24,488
▲ +20.2%
- 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 Caroline Springs — higher than 90% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 35, which is three years younger than the national figure and much lower than most similar areas.
35 yrs ▲ +12.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.9% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 18.0%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at just 8.4%.
8.4% ▲ +143.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.9% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Caroline Springs splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half the population is married, though those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 7.4%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.4% of the population, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.4% ▲ +64.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Caroline Springs, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Caroline Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20500/caroline-springs/topic/demographics-identity