1,293 ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,237
- 2016: 1,584
- 2021: 1,293
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Caulfield East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Caulfield East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of just 32 makes Caulfield East one of the youngest areas in its class. This creates a community dominated by working-age adults, with a population of 1,293 people that is larger than most similar neighbourhoods.
1,293
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Caulfield East — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The resident population is noticeably younger than the state and national figures, which both sit at 38 years.
32 yrs ▼ -3.0%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 27 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
With 34.3% of people aged between 25 and 44, the area has far fewer children and seniors than most other places. Children under 15 make up only 12.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
12.5% ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Caulfield East, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Youth (15–24) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the residents have never married, and 12.8% are in de facto relationships, which is a little above the national rate. About 0.7% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.7% ▲ +187.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Caulfield East, Never married is the majority at 54%; Married is next at 34%.
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20522/caulfield-east/topic/demographics-identity