100 ▼ -59.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 247
- 2016: 102
- 2021: 100
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carrajung · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Carrajung
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Carrajung is 49, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. With only 100 people living here, the small population is shaped by a distinct lack of children and a high proportion of adults in their middle and later years.
100
▼ -59.5%
- 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 Carrajung — lower than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 100 residents in total. These residents are far older than the average person in Victoria or Australia, with a typical age of 49.
49 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 only 13% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 28%.
18.0% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Carrajung, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 14.3% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the Victorian average. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▼ -32.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Carrajung splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (43%), with Divorced at 13%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Carrajung
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Carrajung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20502/carrajung/topic/demographics-identity