5,748 ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,160
- 2016: 5,595
- 2021: 5,748
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caulfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Caulfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A larger population than about 91% of similar areas defines Caulfield, where the typical resident is noticeably older than the national figure. The area is shaped by a significant senior population, with nearly one in four residents aged 65 or over.
5,748
▲ +11.4%
- 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 Caulfield — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Caulfield is 42, which is noticeably older than the average for Victoria and Australia. The total population stands at 5,748 people.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 24.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why there are fewer children under 15 here than in most other areas.
24.6% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Caulfield splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 47.7% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 9.6%, which is a little below the national figure. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.2%, well below the Australian average.
0.2% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Caulfield, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (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 Caulfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20521/caulfield/topic/demographics-identity