257 ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 344
- 2016: 268
- 2021: 257
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Castella · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Castella
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Castella, where nearly 40% of the population falls into this bracket. This community of 257 people is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical resident aged 44.
257
▼ -25.3%
- 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 Castella — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44, which is 6 years older than the usual person in Victoria or across Australia. Castella's population of 257 is larger than about 59% of similar areas.
44 yrs ▲ +4.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up only 10.5% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 also sit a little below the state and national averages at 16.3%.
10.5% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Castella, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.5% compared to the 11.5% national figure. About 1.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.6% ▲ +79.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Castella splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (42%), 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Castella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20512/castella/topic/demographics-identity