7,506 ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,751
- 2016: 6,757
- 2021: 7,506
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Castlemaine · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Castlemaine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Castlemaine is 52, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. With 7,506 people, it is among the largest areas of its type in the region. This older profile is most evident in the high number of seniors living here.
7,506
▲ +11.2%
- 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 Castlemaine — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 7,506, which is among the largest for this level of area. The typical person here is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 32.2% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.6% of the area, which is well below the national figure.
32.2% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.6% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Castlemaine, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.1% of the population, which is well above the national average of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 1.5% of residents, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.5% ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Castlemaine splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20516/castlemaine/topic/demographics-identity