110 ▼ -56.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 251
- 2016: 91
- 2021: 110
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cathcart · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cathcart
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Cathcart are married, reflecting a community with a very mature population. The typical resident is 53 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This creates a distinct age profile where older adults and seniors make up more than half of the population.
110
▼ -56.2%
- 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 Cathcart — lower than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Cathcart has a small population of 110 people. The typical age of residents here is 53, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 21.8% of the population, a figure well above the Victorian average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at only 12.7%.
21.8% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.7% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cathcart, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 21.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
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.
21.6% ▲ +150.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cathcart, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Cathcart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20518/cathcart/topic/demographics-identity